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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin

DeepSeek AI live: Chatbot vanishes in Italy amid claims OpenAI's model was used to train Chinese AI

OpenAI has reportedly claimed it has evidence that Chinese competitor DeepSeek used the company’s own model to train its rival chatbot.

The release of Deepseek’s open source R1 model has shocked Silicon Valley and caused tech shares to plunge, with the Chinese startup's supposedly low cost model prompting investors to question huge spending plans by leading AI firms in the United States.

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