OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has complained that Chinese rivals are using its work to rapidly develop their own artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including a new app called DeepSeek that can emulate ChatGPT’s performance at a significantly lower cost.
The emergence of DeepSeek has raised concerns about data theft and intellectual property rights. OpenAI believes that DeepSeek may have misappropriated large amounts of data from them. Microsoft is investigating whether OpenAI’s data was used in an unauthorized way, while the US government is considering national security implications.
White House “AI and crypto czar” David Sacks has suggested that DeepSeek may have used OpenAI’s models to get better through a process called knowledge distillation. This could lead to steps being taken by leading AI companies to prevent such copying in the future.
The incident highlights concerns about data safety, with DeepSeek collecting large amounts of personal data and storing it in servers in China. The US Navy has banned its members from using DeepSeek’s apps due to potential security and ethical concerns.
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