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"Did China Steal Our Technology?"...OpenAI Investigates DeepSeek

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  • OpenAI and Microsoft have announced that they have launched an investigation into whether the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has illegally collected OpenAI's data.
  • DeepSeek has shocked the market by showcasing performance comparable to OpenAI at a lower cost, raising suspicions of data misappropriation.
  • David Sacks stated that there is substantial evidence regarding the suspicion that DeepSeek stole intellectual property.
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Reports from Bloomberg, etc.

"Suspected of stealing large amounts of data

for training its own model"

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, and Microsoft (MS) have launched an investigation into whether the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has illegally collected OpenAI data. DeepSeek shocked the U.S. tech industry by showcasing an AI model with performance comparable to ChatGPT at a much lower cost. There have been suspicions that this was possible by misappropriating OpenAI's data.

Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 29th (local time), citing sources, that OpenAI and MS are investigating whether OpenAI's data was used without permission by groups related to DeepSeek.

OpenAI explained that it has witnessed several attempts by China-based organizations to extract large amounts of data from its AI tools, which appears to be for training their own models through a technical process called 'distillation.' Distillation refers to the development of similar functions by using the output of one AI model for training another.

MS security researchers also observed last fall that individuals likely related to DeepSeek were extracting large amounts of data using OpenAI's Application Programming Interface (API). An API is a tool that allows software developers to incorporate AI capabilities into their programs or apps, and permission is required to use it.

Previously, on the 28th, David Sacks, appointed as the czar overseeing AI and cryptocurrency policy under the Donald Trump administration, said in an interview with Fox News that there is "substantial evidence" regarding the suspicion that DeepSeek developed technology using OpenAI's proprietary model. When asked if intellectual property was stolen from the U.S., he also said, "It's possible."

Reporter Song Jong-hyun scream@hankyung.com

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