Analysis finds export-controlled Blackwell GPU traces in six Chinese open models
11/13/2026 — 11/13, 07:19·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Techmeme relayed an analysis by Will DePue of Unemployment Labs finding that six open-weight models released since April — from DeepSeek, Mo…
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On November 13, 2026, at 06:30, Techmeme carried a report based on an analysis by Will DePue of Unemployment Labs. According to that analysis, six open weights models released since April carry fingerprints of export-controlled Blackwell GPUs. The six models are described as coming from DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax, and Ant Group.
The finding is said to stem from a forensic analysis of publicly released AI models, and the analysis was accompanied by an executive summary. At this point, no further verifiable developments or responses have been reported, so the matter currently rests on this single analytical claim and the evidence its authors say they reviewed.
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An analysis by Will DePue of Unemployment Labs, relayed by Techmeme, says six open-weight models released since April by DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax and Ant Group carry fingerprints of export-controlled Blackwell GPUs. The finding comes from forensic analysis of publicly released models.
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