The Government of Singapore will investigate, in partnership with the United States, how DeepSeek was able to use Nvidia chips subject to export controls on the suspicion that the city-state was the intermediate means, according to a statement issued on Saturday, 1st. “We always comply with the law and we have decidedly on individuals and companies that break the rules,” said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Singapore, in a statement.
However, the ministry recalls that Nvidia herself said there is no reason to believe that access was obtained through the city-state or has violated export rules, and explained that part of the chips sent to Singapore make only one scale before being redirected to other regions.
“We hope that US companies, such as Nvidia, will comply with US export controls and our domestic legislation. We will continue to work close to our American peers, ”he concluded.
In Taiwan, the Ministry of Digital Development banned on Friday, 31, the use of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots (AI) produced by DeepSeek to “prevent national security risks” on sensitive information. All federal and critical agencies for the island’s infrastructure should limit the use of China startup products.
