Microsoft and OpenAI are probing whether DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, accessed OpenAI’s data through its API without authorization. In late 2023, Microsoft’s security team flagged a large-scale data extraction, suggesting...
Microsoft and OpenAI are probing whether DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, accessed OpenAI’s data through its API without authorization.
In late 2023, Microsoft’s security team flagged a large-scale data extraction, suggesting DeepSeek may have circumvented restrictions to collect more data than it was allowed.
Coincidentally, DeepSeek recently unveiled “R1,” an AI model claiming to rival offerings from OpenAI, Google, and Meta—at a significantly lower cost.
This revelation triggered a massive selloff in tech stocks, wiping out nearly $1 trillion from major companies like Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Google.
Investors are wary of a potential shift in AI dominance. David Sacks, Trump’s AI czar, commented:
“There’s substantial evidence that DeepSeek distilled knowledge from OpenAI models, and I don’t think OpenAI is pleased about this.”
While OpenAI has not named DeepSeek, it has warned that China is actively attempting to siphon U.S. AI technology and is working with the U.S.
government to secure the sector.
Source: Bloomberg Media Source: Reuters
