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Nvidia is allegedly testing software that can track the location of its AI chips as reports of its chips being smuggled into China are on the rise.<\/p>\n
Nvidia has built location verification technology that would allow it to track which country a chip is located in, Reuters originally reported<\/a>, citing anonymous sources. This software tracks computing performance but the delay in communication between servers also offers a sense of a chip\u2019s location.<\/p>\n This software will be optional for customers to use and will be made available for Blackwell chips first, Reuters said.<\/p>\n Multiple reports have surfaced in the last few days that allege China\u2019s DeepSeek AI models have been trained on smuggled Nvidia Blackwell chips<\/a>. Nvidia responded to these reports by saying it hasn\u2019t seen evidence of this type of smuggling.<\/p>\n \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen any substantiation or received tips of \u2018phantom datacenters\u2019 constructed to deceive us and our OEM partners, then deconstructed, smuggled, and reconstructed somewhere else. While such smuggling seems farfetched, we pursue any tip we receive,\u201d an Nvidia spokesperson told TechCrunch. <\/p>\n This news comes just days after Nvidia just got the greenlight from the U.S. Government to start selling its H200 AI chips to approved customers<\/a> in China on Monday. That announcement only pertains to older H200 chips, and does not the company\u2019s Blackwell chips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n