The Huang Filecase file · v0.1
claim C-0055 Disputed

Nvidia (Dec. 2025): "We haven’t seen any substantiation" of DeepSeek using smuggled Blackwells

“We haven't seen any substantiation or received tips of 'phantom data centers' constructed to deceive us and our [original equipment manufacturer] partners, then deconstructed, smuggled and reconstructed somewhere else”
Exact wording, per S-0055
Date
2025-12-10
Claimed by
Nvidia spokesperson (named)
Via
S-0055 · CNBC
Topics
blackwell, statements, context
File
claims/C-0055-nvidia-dec-2025-we-havent-seen-any-substantiation-of-deepsee.md

Nvidia also said: "While such smuggling seems far-fetched, we pursue any tip we receive." Disputed by later official and forensic claims (C-0056, C-0044). No new Nvidia statement on the DePue report found as of retrieval.

Sources

Related

  • C-0056 Unnamed senior administration official: DeepSeek’s upcoming model was trained on Blackwell, likely in Inner Mongolia
  • C-0044 DePue report: six models from four labs were initialized on Blackwell-class hardware (148/152 SMs); earlier models read as Hopper

Referenced by (2)

  • fact F-0046 Nvidia responds to The Information’s report that DeepSeek uses smuggled Blackwell chips
  • theory T-0010 Nvidia’s China channel: diversion as business model, espionage as distraction