fact F-0042 Verified
Will DePue posts thread and report claiming Blackwell fingerprints in Chinese open-weight models
Posted 15:29 CT on Nov. 12, hours after Nvidia announced Huang's resignation (F-0035). 3.9M impressions on the lead post by ~00:05 CT Nov. 13. Independently written up by Crypto Briefing, State of AI, Moneycontrol, Unite.AI and Techmeme (S-0052, S-0053, S-0054). That the posts and report exist is verified. What they say is logged as claims (C-0043–C-0048).
Sources
- S-0044 · X (post + thread) · 2026-11-12 · link (full)
- S-0045 · Unemployment Labs (report) · 2026-11-12 · link (full)
Referenced by (5)
- claim C-0043 DePue: "conclusive forensic evidence" the top 4 Chinese labs built their newest models on Blackwell
- claim C-0044 DePue report: six models from four labs were initialized on Blackwell-class hardware (148/152 SMs); earlier models read as Hopper
- claim C-0048 DePue: released "after consulting with advisors and corresponding with officials"
- theory T-0004 China-hawk faction and selective leaking
- theory T-0009 Washington power struggle over Huang’s access to Trump