Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating if DeepSeek accessed data without permission, with reports suggesting DeepSeek used OpenAI’s API to transfer large data volumes. Microsoft suspects the stolen data helped “distill” ChatGPT’s knowledge into DeepSeek’s R1 model,

Sources at Open AI believe DeepSeek unlawfully distilled data from ChatGPT, Open AI and Microsoft begin investigation.

DeepSeek is the biggest story in AI since ChatGPT hit the market. It showed up out of the blue and beat out the best AI models on the market at a fraction

Microsoft MSFT.O has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday. The AI model will be available in the model catalog on the platforms and will join more than 1,800 models that Microsoft is offering.

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella had some kind words for DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that roiled his company’s shares earlier this week.