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Moonshot AI accessed Nvidia chips in Thailand despite export ban
A White House official said Moonshot AI accessed Nvidia's GB300 chips in Thailand, where it deployed for its newly released Kimi K3 model.
Moonshot AI was able to access Nvidia chips despite a Chinese export ban, according to a White House official cited by CNBC Markets.
The official said Moonshot AI, which released the Kimi K3 model last week, used Nvidia's GB300 chips in Thailand.
CNBC Markets reported that the access occurred even as Nvidia chip shipments face restrictions tied to exports to China.
The development highlights how advanced AI model deployment may still find supply routes outside restricted markets, depending on where hardware is accessed and deployed.