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.”

Nvidia further stated, “The Administration’s critics are unintentionally promoting the interests of foreign competitors–America should always want its industry to compete for vetted and approved commercial businesses, and thereby protecting national security, creating American jobs, and keeping America’s lead in AI.”

The company’s statement doesn’t directly address the specific allegations made by Moolenaar of technical assistance. It also does not address the claims in the letter, which specifically state that DeepSeek-V3 was training using Nvidia H800 chips, which is further outlined in DeepSeek’s V-3 Technical Report.

The original report, citing a breakthrough in efficiency gains training…