OpenAI Is Probing Whether DeepSeek Used Its Models to Train New Chatbot

January 29, 2025

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(Wall Street Journal) – Silicon Valley-based company says Chinese entities have tried to exfiltrate data from its tools

OpenAI is investigating whether Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek trained its new chatbot by repeatedly querying the U.S. company’s AI models.

A spokesperson said the ChatGPT maker is reviewing indications that DeepSeek extricated large volumes of data from OpenAI’s tools to help develop its technology, using a process called distillation.

OpenAI’s terms of service forbid customers from using the outputs of its AI models to help develop their own competitive ones. (Read More)