White House accuses Moonshot of violating US export controls using Nvidia hardware

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy accuses Chinese AI startup Moonshot of violating US export controls by acquiring Nvidia GB300 chips routed through Thailand infrastructure and using proprietary American AI models via distillation to train its Kimi K3 system. The Bureau of Industry and Security is investigating whether Chinese entities are bypassing restrictions through overseas subsidiaries and third-party cloud infrastructure.

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