Moonshot AI Seeks Access to Nvidia Blackwell Chips via European Data Centers
Chinese artificial intelligence lab Moonshot AI has reportedly sought to lease computing capacity powered by Nvidia's advanced Blackwell GPUs through data centers located in Europe. This move follows previous allegations from the White House that the company accessed high-end chips remotely via facilities in Thailand, highlighting a growing loophole in U.S. export controls. While Washington restricts the direct shipment of advanced semiconductors to China to maintain a technological edge, current regulations lack broad authority to prevent remote access through overseas cloud services. Moonshot's aggressive pursuit of large-scale GPU clusters—potentially involving 8,000 or more Blackwell units—underscores the intense competition between Chinese developers and U.S. firms like OpenAI and Anthropic.