OpenAI probing if China’s DeepSeek used its models to train AI

New Delhi: As Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek continues to rattle the technology world amid the US-China trade war, OpenAI now suspects that ChatGPT data has reportedly been used by DeepSeek to train its cheap AI models.

Sam Altman-run OpenAI told the Financial Times that it found evidence linking DeepSeek to the use of “distillation,” which is a common technique developers use to train AI models by extracting data from large language models (LLMs).

OpenAI and Microsoft are now probing whether the Chinese rival used their APIs to train DeepSeek’s own models.

OpenAI reportedly spent $100 million to train its GPT-4 model.

According to David Sacks, US President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence czar, “it is possible” that IP theft had occurred in the case of DeepSeek.

“There’s substantial evidence that what DeepSeek did here is they distilled knowledge out of OpenAI models and I don’t think OpenAI is very happy about this,” Sacks told Fox News.

In a statement, OpenAI said that “We know PRC (China) based companies — and others — are constantly trying to distill the models of leading US AI companies”.

Meanwhile, Euroconsumers, a coalition of consumer groups in Europe, has filed a complaint to the Italian Data Protection Authority related to how DeepSeek handles personal data in relation to GDPR.

The Italian DPA said that “the data of millions of Italians is at risk” and has given DeepSeek 20 days to respond.

DeepSeek is backed by High-Flyer Capital Management, a Chinese quantitative hedge fund. AI enthusiast Liang Wenfeng co-founded High-Flyer in 2015.

Meanwhile, DeepSeek‘s Android app has taken the top spot on Google Play Store. The app is essentially a ChatGPT alternative that’s powered by the Chinese lab’s V3 model.

IANS

 

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