Openai calls DeepSeek “State-Controlled” and calls for banning models “produced by PRC”

in New policy proposalsOpenai describes China’s AI Lab Deepseek as “state aid” and “state management,” and recommends that the US government consider banning models from costumes and similar projects supported by the People’s Republic (PRC).

Proposal, a Submit Trump administration’s “AI Action PlanThe initiative argues that Deepseek’s model, including the “inference” model for R1, is unstable as it faces requirements to comply with user data requirements under Chinese law. Prohibiting the use of the “PRC production” model in all countries considered “Tier 1” under Biden Administration’s export regulations will prevent privacy and “security risks,” according to Openai, which includes the “risk of IP theft.”

It is unclear whether the reference to Openai’s “model” is intended to refer to DeepSeek’s API, the lab’s open model, or both. Deepseek’s open model does not include a mechanism by which the Chinese government can siphon user data. Companies including Microsoft, Confusedand Amazon Host them on your infrastructure.

Openai has it Has been criticized previously Deepseek “distilled” its terms and conditions by “distilling” knowledge from Openai’s model earlier this year. But Openai’s new allegation – Deepseek is supported by the PRC, under its command, an escalation of the company’s campaign against Chinese labs.

There is no clear link between the Chinese government and Deepseek. This is a spinoff from a quantitative hedge fund called High-Flyer. However, PRC has been gaining interest in DeepSeek in recent months. A few weeks ago, Deepseek founder Liang Wenfeng met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.