Summary
OpenAI claims Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used its proprietary models without authorization, allegedly extracting large amounts of data via OpenAI’s API.
The company blocked suspected accounts for violating its terms of service.
The revelation comes as OpenAI restructures into a for-profit entity and deepens its partnership with Microsoft.
DeepSeek’s emergence has disrupted AI markets, briefly affecting NVIDIA’s stock.
Yes, OpenAI wishes everyone else has to have authorization to do model training…
Fortunately, their ToS don’t matter all that much, it’s easy to use their model through a third party without ever touching them.