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Deepseek AI gets banned by various countries and companies due to security concerns; OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of intellectual property theft

DeepSeek- the Chinese AI app has created a lot of buzz over the internet since its recent launch. DeepSeek is said to directly compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Gemini. Recently Microsoft also announced that distilled DeepSeek R1 models will come to Copilot+PCs starting with Snapdragon X.

DeepSeek has recently achieved amazing success in financial markets, especially after the company revealed that it built its AI for only $6 million, a fraction of what other companies like OpenAI and Google have spent on their AI models. Amidst this instant popularity, DeepSeek also faces some challenges on its way as the Chinese AI app has been banned in many countries and by many companies as well.

DeepSeek AI banned in many countries

US Navy has asked its members not to use DeepSeek’s AI due to security and ethical concerns about its origin and use. The Navy is said to have sent an email warning its team to avoid using DeepSeek AI both for work and personal tasks. Also, US Congress has issued a similar warning for its employees. This warning comes after DeepSeek released its R1 model.

Meanwhile, Italy’s data protection watchdog has blocked DeepSeek AI service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users’ personal data. Taiwan has also banned its public sector workers from using this AI service due to concerns over data leaks to the Chinese government. Belgium and Ireland have also requested information from  DeepSeek regarding the AI model’s use of European data.

The list continues with NASA banning the use of DeepSeek AI technology by employees and blocking access to the platform from its systems. Texas governor has also issued orders for the ban of DeepSeek for government-issued devices reason being the protection of data from hostile foreign actors. The UK has till now not banned the app but has warned DeepSeek users of data risks.

Well, this is not all, DeepSeek has one more controversial situation going on where OpenAI has accused the company of possible theft.

OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of possible theft

OpenAI has claimed that ChatGPT developers have some evidence that the China-based startup DeepSeek used their technology and reverse-engineered it through a distillation process to develop their own AI model. This claim has raised concerns about intellectual property theft in the AI industry.

Not only this social media is also filled with accusations from various users that DeepSeek AI is essentially ChatGPT with a new coat of paint as users noticed some suspiciously familiar design choices. The users seem to enjoy this ongoing controversy as a lot of memes were also created online related to these claims.

Some even commented that OpenAI ripped off other people’s work for years and now allegedly the same thing is happening to them.

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