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The White House has accused Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot of illegally accessing restricted Nvidia (NVDA) Blackwell chips to train its Kimi K3 model, with officials alleging the hardware reached Moonshot through Thailand in violation of U.S.
The complaint extends to the distillation of American AI models as part of Kimi K3's development, with Moonshot staying silent so far.
A formal government filing or Commerce Department designation is the next confirmable milestone. The allegations in detail The White House case against Moonshot rests on two claims.
officials allege that Moonshot obtained Nvidia Blackwell chips subject to American export restrictions, with Thailand identified as the route those chips allegedly traveled to reach Moonshot.
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