Months after CEO Sam Altman called China's DeepSeek R1 model 'impressive', OpenAI sends memo to US government saying Chinese company is 'cheating', it is using ...

OpenAI has accused Chinese AI model DeepSeek of "free-riding" on its capabilities, alleging it uses distillation tactics to replicate US frontier models. The company detailed these accusations in a letter to US lawmakers, highlighting concerns about DeepSeek's methods to circumvent access restrictions and mask its source. OpenAI also pointed to DeepSeek's censorship and pro-CCP bias in its responses.

Months after CEO Sam Altman called China's DeepSeek R1 model 'impressive', OpenAI sends memo to US government saying Chinese company is 'cheating', it is using ...
OpenAI has accused Chinese AI model DeepSeek of "free-riding" on its capabilities, alleging it uses distillation tactics to replicate US frontier models. The company detailed these accusations in a letter to US lawmakers, highlighting concerns about DeepSeek's methods to circumvent access restrictions and mask its source. OpenAI also pointed to DeepSeek's censorship and pro-CCP bias in its responses.