US Lawmaker Alleges Nvidia Aided Chinese Military AI Through DeepSeek Link
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Firstpost•29-01-2026, 09:26
US Lawmaker Alleges Nvidia Aided Chinese Military AI Through DeepSeek Link
- •US Rep. John Moolenaar claims Nvidia provided technical assistance to Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, potentially boosting China's military AI capabilities.
- •DeepSeek's AI models, developed with less computing power, rivaled US offerings, raising concerns in Washington about China's AI progress.
- •Moolenaar's letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick cites Nvidia records showing "optimized co-design of algorithms, frameworks, and hardware" for DeepSeek.
- •Nvidia reportedly helped DeepSeek achieve significant training efficiency gains, requiring fewer H800 GPU hours than typical for frontier models.
- •China has approved ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to purchase over 400,000 Nvidia H200 AI chips, signaling a policy shift despite US restrictions.
Why It Matters: A US lawmaker alleges Nvidia's tech aid to DeepSeek may have indirectly benefited China's military AI, raising export control concerns.
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