DeepSeek and Moonshot Used OpenAI Model

Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and Moonshot reportedly used outputs from an OpenAI model to train their latest systems. The practice has drawn scrutiny amid intensifying US-China technology competition over advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.

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Chinese AI startups DeepSeek and Moonshot AI utilized outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model to train their latest systems, according to a report published late Wednesday. The practice, known as distillation, has emerged as a central flashpoint in the intensifying technology competition between China and the United States as firms race to cut training costs.