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.

Nvidia has built location verification technology that would allow it to track which country a chip is located in, Reuters originally reported , citing anonymous sources. This software tracks computing performance but the delay in communication between servers also offers a sense of a chip’s location.

This software will be optional for customers to use and will be made available for Blackwell chips first, Reuters said.

Multiple reports have surfaced in the last few days that allege China’s DeepSeek AI models have been trained on smuggled Nvidia Blackwell chips . Nvidia responded to these reports by saying it hasn’t seen evidence of this

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