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title: "Analysis of open weights: six models from DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax, and Ant Group released since April carry fingerprints of export-controlled Blackwell GPUs (Will DePue/Unemployment Labs)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/analysis-of-open-weights-six-models-from-deepseek-moonshot-minimax-and-727faeb6
published: 2026-11-12T22:30:04.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Analysis of open weights: six models from DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax, and Ant Group released since April carry fingerprints of export-controlled Blackwell GPUs (Will DePue/Unemployment Labs)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-12 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/analysis-of-open-weights-six-models-from-deepseek-moonshot-minimax-and-727faeb6

Will DePue / Unemployment Labs : Analysis of open weights: six models from DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax, and Ant Group released since April carry fingerprints of export-controlled Blackwell GPUs — Executive Summary — Our forensic analysis of publicly released AI models finds evidence that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI …

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p62#a261112p62)

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