Accusations Mount Against DeepSeek Over AI Plagiarism

OpenAI and Microsoft Reportedly Investigate DeepSeek API Access David Perera (@daveperera) • January 29, 2025

The low-cost miracle of the DeepSeek-R1 model may not in fact be one as accusations surfaced Tuesday and Wednesday that the Chinese company may have derived its reasoning model from U.S. firm OpenAI.

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OpenAI and Microsoft are investigating whether DeepSeek stole information from OpenAI through an application programming interface, reported Wednesday. Researchers from Microsoft - OpenAI's largest investor - reportedly observed "individuals they believe may be linked to DeepSeek exfiltrating a large amount of data" last fall.

Friday's widespread introduction of the R1 model sent shockwaves as investors this week drove down the share prices of U.S. tech companies on news that DeepSeek developed the technology underpinning the R1 model for a fraction of the price needed by U.S. developers. DeepSeek said ...