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US uses hidden trackers to monitor AI Chip shipments bound for China
US authorities have reportedly embedded concealed tracking devices in certain shipments of advanced AI chips to detect possible violations of export restrictions targeting China, according to sources cited by Reuters.
The devices are reportedly placed in shipments deemed at high risk of illegal diversion.
Sources said shipments from Dell and Super Micro containing Nvidia and AMD chips have been monitored using these trackers, which can be hidden within server packaging and, in some cases, inside the servers themselves. The tactic appears to be applied selectively, only in cases under investigation.
China has, as previously reported, criticised US restrictions on advanced chips and the measures used to enforce them, describing them as limiting to international trade.