OpenAI Accuses Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek of Illegally Copying US AI Models

Key Intelligence

• ■OpenAI has accused China's DeepSeek of 'distilling' or replicating American AI models to train its own systems, bypassing safeguards.
• ■OpenAI alleges that DeepSeek is 'free-riding' on significant US research and development to gain a competitive edge in the global AI race.
• ■The accusations were reportedly communicated to US lawmakers, raising concerns about intellectual property and fair competition.
• ■The alleged 'model extraction' could allow DeepSeek to develop rival AI technologies without incurring the same development costs as original creators.