Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI rents access to Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips in China, according to documents reviewed and reported by Bloomberg and summarised by The Next Web. The arrangement is described as involving servers fitted with Nvidia’s top chips, with the deal reportedly signed in August.
The US restricts the sale of these high-end chips to China without a licence. Bloomberg says filings made to Beijing regulators show Moonshot accessed the hardware this summer, underscoring its reliance on US technology. The Next Web adds that Moonshot disputes the accuracy of at least some of the documents seen by Bloomberg. While both outlets focus on the same underlying reporting, they differ in emphasis: Bloomberg leads with the regulatory-file basis and reliance on American hardware, while The Next Web foregrounds the dispute over document accuracy.
