Former OpenAI researcher reports Blackwell GPU fingerprints in six Chinese AI models
An Unemployment Labs analysis by former OpenAI researcher Will DePue, published November 12, 2026, found initialization patterns consistent with NVIDIA's export-controlled Blackwell GPUs in six open-weight models from DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and Ant Group.
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- 2026-11-13 15:21 · The Decoder
Former OpenAI researcher says he found Nvidia Blackwell fingerprints hidden inside six Chinese AI models - 2026-11-12 22:53 · Unite.AI
Unemployment Labs Reports Blackwell Patterns in Chinese AI Models
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