OpenAI Is Probing Whether DeepSeek Used Its Models to Train New Chatbot
January 29, 2025

(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)