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Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China's most powerful AI models—uh oh, Jensen!
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Fusion42 · 13 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Chinese AI labs are reportedly training their most advanced models using Nvidia Blackwell GPUs that are banned from U.S. export to China. The involvement of Nvidia's former CEO and a company linked to Chinese intelligence in smuggling these chips highlights serious challenges to U.S. export controls aimed at maintaining AI leadership.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 15 sources have reported it between 6 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026.
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You must rethink your supply chain risk if your AI stack depends on U.S.-made chips. Export bans are being undermined by smuggling, creating a compliance hazard and a new competitive threat from Chinese AI labs using banned Nvidia chips.
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15 sources · first reported 6 Nov 2026 · latest 13 Nov 2026
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