Nvidia says Chinese military dependence on American tech would be ‘nonsensical,’ following US govt agency’s claims it assisted Deepseek with training AI models — says Admin’s critics ‘are unintentionally promoting the interests of foreign competitors’

AI giant and GPU maker Nvidia has issued a strong response following claims that it provided technical assistance to DeepSeek to improve its training efficiency. The company said it would be “nonsensical” for China’s military to depend on American technology, following a Reuters report on a letter sent to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

In a statement of response provided to Tom’s Hardware, Nvidia said, “China has more than enough domestic chips for all of its military applications, with millions to spare. Just like it would be nonsensical for the American military to use Chinese technology, it makes no sense for the Chinese military to depend on American technology.”