Moonshot AI rents 32 Nvidia B300 GPU servers in China despite US limits
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What happened
Moonshot AI rented 32 Nvidia B300 GPU servers in China in August, according to documents filed with Beijing regulators. The filings valued the servers at $64.8 million and indicated they were located in China, despite US export restrictions on such hardware. Moonshot AI disputed the accuracy of these filings, and references to the company were later removed from the regulatory database after media inquiries. The servers were obtained through a financing contract involving Lingmeixin (Beijing) Technology and Beijing Zhongguancun Bank.
Key details
- 32 Nvidia B300 GPU servers were rented in August 2023.
- The servers were valued at 432 million yuan ($64.8 million).
- The financing contract was signed by Lingmeixin (Beijing) Technology and Beijing Zhongguancun Bank.
- Moonshot AI is the company behind the Kimi K3 AI model.
- References to Moonshot AI were removed from the filings after media inquiries.
Why it matters
Chinese AI companies, including Moonshot AI, may face increased scrutiny and legal risk due to US restrictions on advanced AI chip exports. The filings suggest that US-made hardware is still being accessed by Chinese firms, which could impact the availability and cost of computing resources for these companies. Investors and regulators in both China and the US may need to address compliance and enforcement issues as Moonshot AI prepares for a public listing in Hong Kong.