China has firmly stated that it never supports illegal data collection by businesses or individuals. During a press briefing on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, addressed recent reports restricting access to DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service that recently topped the U.S. iPhone app store charts. 📈
DeepSeek's impressive performance and cost-effective training have been linked to a noticeable dip in U.S. tech stocks.
\"We prioritize data privacy and security, operating strictly within legal frameworks,\" Guo emphasized. He criticized what he described as the overextension of national security concepts and the politicization of trade, economics, and technology. Despite these challenges, he reaffirmed China's dedication to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of its companies on the global stage.
DeepSeek Brings Real-World Benefits
DeepSeek adopts an open approach in developing large AI models. Its latest offerings, including the V3 language model, R1 reasoning model, and Janus Pro vision model, are freely available for download. The company has also published research papers detailing their training methods, allowing developers worldwide to replicate and innovate with their own datasets.
When run locally, DeepSeek's models do not require an internet connection and cannot transmit users' private data to third parties—features that set it apart from closed models developed by companies like OpenAI and Google. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen praised DeepSeek-R1 as \"a profound gift to the world.\"
Additionally, DeepSeek offers its online chat service free of charge, providing users globally with tools to understand and create internet memes, solve problems using logic, and generate innovative ideas. 💡
Competitors Embrace More Open Strategies
The success of DeepSeek has inspired other AI developers to explore more open strategies.
Shortly after DeepSeek gained widespread attention, U.S.-based OpenAI announced that the search functions for its ChatGPT service, introduced in October, would now be available for free without requiring users to sign up.
Alibaba, a leading Chinese internet company behind the Qwen series of open models, also unveiled its latest Qwen2.5-Max model, trained using methods similar to those employed for DeepSeek-V3. Additionally, Alibaba launched a web service allowing users to experience its models at no cost.
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China slams politicization of tech as nations restrict DeepSeek
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