Microsoft investigating whether DeepSeek illegally used OpenAI's training data for their own model

OpenAI’s API is the primary way that businesses and developers access its services. Microsoft’s security team had flagged suspicious activity last fall, regarding OpenAI’s services and the use of its API by certain entities Microsoft’s investigation into DeepSeek’s actions could potentially reveal unauthorized use of proprietary data from OpenAI’s models, adding to the growing tension between Chinese and American AI firms. Image Credit: AFP Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek illegally accessed OpenAI’s data to train its own AI models. Microsoft’s investigation into DeepSeek’s actions could potentially reveal unauthorized use of proprietary data from OpenAI’s models, adding to the growing tension between Chinese and American AI firms. In an interview with Fox News, Sacks stated that there is “substantial evidence” to suggest DeepSeek could have “distilled the knowledge” from OpenAI’s models, potentially using stolen data to fuel their own AI advancements.