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The White House says Moonshot AI trained its model on Anthropic's, and accessed restricted Nvidia chips in Thailand

Washington built export controls to keep advanced chips out of Chinese hands. The allegation is that a Chinese lab reached them in Thailand instead, and that the model capability never needed to cross a border at all.

Chandni Melwani

Chandni Melwani

China · Jul 23, 2026

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