Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data from OpenAI’s technology was obtained without authorization by a group linked to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, sources said. Microsoft researchers observed individuals possibly tied to DeepSeek extracting large amounts of data via OpenAI’s API last fall, potentially violating OpenAI’s terms of service. DeepSeek recently launched R1, an AI model claiming to rival US competitors. The announcement triggered a sharp sell-off in AI-related stocks, including Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Alphabet, erasing nearly $1 trillion in market value. Trump’s AI czar, David Sacks, claimed there is substantial evidence that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s model outputs to develop its technology.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data from OpenAI's technology was
00:07obtained without authorization by a group linked to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.
00:11Sources say that Microsoft researchers observed individuals possibly tied to DeepSeek's extracting
00:17large amounts of data via OpenAI's API last fall, potentially violating OpenAI's terms of service.
00:23DeepSeek recently launched R1, an AI model claiming to rival U.S. competitors.
00:28The announcement triggered a sharp sell-off in AI-related stocks, including Microsoft,
00:32NVIDIA, Oracle, and Alphabet, erasing nearly $1 trillion in market value.
00:37Trump's AI star David Sachs claimed there is substantial evidence that
00:41DeepSeek used OpenAI model outputs to develop its technology.