NVIDIA's new software will track where its AI chips end up

Technology Dec 10, 2025

NVIDIA has developed software and is currently demonstrating it privately to help keep tabs on the locations of its powerful AI chips, a move sparked by worries about them being shipped to countries facing US export bans.
The tool uses NVIDIA's own GPU tech and is currently in private demos—think of it as a digital watchdog for their hardware.

Why this matters: tighter controls and global tech drama

By estimating chip locations through server data, NVIDIA hopes to boost security in data centers and make it harder for their chips to be exported illegally—especially with ongoing US-China tensions.
This comes after recent attempts to smuggle millions' worth of NVIDIA chips into China, putting even more spotlight on how these tiny pieces of tech are policed worldwide.