{"id":22062,"date":"2025-03-14T10:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/openai-urges-us-ban-on-deepseek-ai-models\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:53:06","slug":"openai-urges-us-ban-on-deepseek-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/openai-urges-us-ban-on-deepseek-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Urges US Ban on DeepSeek AI Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.openai.com\/global-affairs\/ostp-rfi\/ec680b75-d539-4653-b297-8bcf6e5f7686\/openai-response-ostp-nsf-rfi-notice-request-for-information-on-the-development-of-an-artificial-intelligence-ai-action-plan.pdf\">recommended<\/a> that the US government prohibit AI models from the Chinese lab DeepSeek, citing the project&#8217;s state sponsorship and control. <\/p>\n<p>The document was submitted as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;AI Action Plan.&#8221; It claims that DeepSeek&#8217;s products, including the controversial R1 neural network, are unsafe and comply with Chinese government demands for user data. <\/p>\n<p>A ban on models from China in all countries <span data-descr=\"US allies under former President Joe Biden's export administration rules, granted virtually unlimited access to American AI technologies and semiconductors. This category includes 18 countries and territories, such as Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan\" class=\"old_tooltip\">&#8220;Tier One&#8221;<\/span> would prevent privacy and security threats, including the &#8220;risk of intellectual property theft,&#8221; the American startup asserts. <\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether the call applies to open DeepSeek models that do not have mechanisms for collecting and transmitting user data to the Chinese government. Companies like Microsoft, Perplexity, and Amazon host them on their infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/deepseek-suspected-of-stealing-openai-data\">suspected<\/a> DeepSeek of information theft. Nonetheless, the company&#8217;s head, Sam Altman, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/openai-ceo-vows-to-surpass-deepseek\">described<\/a> DeepSeek-R1 as &#8220;impressive,&#8221; considering its capabilities for its price. <\/p>\n<p>The startup also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/03\/13\/openai-lobbies-trump-admin-to-focus-ai-on-speed-light-regulation.html\">urged<\/a> the US government to develop an intellectual property strategy that &#8220;preserves the ability of American models to train on copyrighted materials.&#8221; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;America has so many AI startups, investments, and scientific breakthroughs largely because the fair use doctrine fosters the development of artificial intelligence,&#8221; writes OpenAI.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in August 2024, the firm <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/openai-to-access-content-from-vogue-and-major-media-outlets\">announced<\/a> a partnership with Cond\u00e9 Nast to display content from major publications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has recommended that the US government prohibit AI models from the Chinese lab DeepSeek, citing the project&#8217;s state sponsorship and control. 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