Following the public release of DeepSeek's R1 model, AI giant OpenAI has accused the Chinese AI firm of using OpenAI's models to train its latest model, which DeepSeek claims was built for only £4.5 million ($5.6 million). Despite OpenAI's objections, many users and industry insiders have criticised the firm for 'double standards', given OpenAI's own contentious history of using copyrighted content without explicit permission to train its AI models.
