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According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are investigating whether a group linked to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek improperly accessed OpenAI’s technology.
Microsoft’s security team detected suspicious activity last fall, identifying individuals believed to be associated with DeepSeek extracting large volumes of data via OpenAI’s API—the primary gateway for businesses to access OpenAI’s AI services, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.
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Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest investor, alerted the company to the potential breach.
David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto adviser, told Fox News that DeepSeek may have stolen U.S. intellectual property.
DeepSeek, China’s AI model, gained attention as the most downloaded app on the Apple Store, despite being developed at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. competitor.
