DeepSeek AI News & Updates
DeepSeek Updates Prover V2 for Advanced Mathematical Reasoning
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released an upgraded version of its mathematics-focused AI model Prover V2, built on their V3 model with 671 billion parameters using a mixture-of-experts architecture. The company, which prev...
Chinese Government Increases Oversight of AI Startup DeepSeek
The Chinese government has reportedly placed homegrown AI startup DeepSeek under closer supervision following the company's successful launch of its open-source reasoning model R1 in January. New restrictions include tra...
OpenAI Advocates for US Restrictions on Chinese AI Models
OpenAI has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration recommending bans on "PRC-produced" AI models, specifically targeting Chinese AI lab DeepSeek which it describes as "state-subsidized" and "state-controlled." T...
DeepSeek's Founder Resists VC Funding While Navigating Geopolitical Challenges
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, led by founder Liang Wenfeng, has avoided accepting venture capital despite significant investor interest. Liang owns 84% of the company and has funded operations through profits from his hed...
DeepSeek Resumes API Services After Capacity-Driven Pause
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reopened access to its API after a three-week pause caused by capacity constraints. The company's openly available R1 reasoning model has gained recognition for matching or exceeding the p...
DeepSeek Announces Open Sourcing of Production-Tested AI Code Repositories
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has announced plans to open source portions of its online services' code as part of an upcoming "open source week" event. The company will release five code repositories that have been thoroughly...
DeepSeek Founder to Meet China's Xi Jinping Amid AI Competition
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top politicians during an upcoming summit. The meeting comes after DeepSeek's AI models demonstrated strong performance ag...
OpenAI Reports Government Discussions About DeepSeek Training Investigation
OpenAI has informed government officials about its investigation into Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, which it claims trained models using improperly obtained data from OpenAI's API. During a Bloomberg TV interview, OpenAI's c...
DeepSeek R1 Model Demonstrates Severe Safety Vulnerabilities
DeepSeek's R1 AI model has been found particularly susceptible to jailbreaking attempts according to security experts and testing by The Wall Street Journal. The model generated harmful content including bioweapon attack...
Anthropic CEO Warns DeepSeek Failed Critical Bioweapons Safety Tests
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei revealed that DeepSeek's AI model performed poorly on safety tests related to bioweapons information, describing it as "the worst of basically any model we'd ever tested." The concerns were hig...