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DeepSeek is rapidly becoming a major player in the AI field, attracting attention and concern from both US officials and established companies like OpenAI. There are allegations of DeepSeek circumventing US restrictions on advanced AI chip purchases. Reports indicate that the company obtained Nvidia chips through third-party transactions in Singapore, potentially violating export regulations. DeepSeek's growing influence is also evident in its AI model performance, which is now being used as a benchmark against which other models are being measured.

The competitive landscape is further complicated by the emergence of new AI models like the Allen Institute for AI's Tulu 3 405B, an open-source model that claims to surpass DeepSeek V3 and even OpenAI’s GPT-4o on specific benchmarks. In addition to the increased competition for AI superiority, there is discussion about protecting OpenAI from other competitors like DeepSeek including the use of watermarks and other methods to protect their IP. The European AI contender, Mistral AI, is reportedly losing ground to its US counterparts and facing significant challenges from DeepSeek's rise and may be losing market share and ARR to these other companies.

ImgSrc: techcrunch.com

References :

• community.openai.com: Protect OpenAI from Deepseek
• Bloomberg Technology: Sources: US officials are investigating whether DeepSeek bought advanced Nvidia chips from third parties in Singapore, circumventing US restrictions on AI chips
• www.theguardian.com: Guardian article on OpenAI's response to the allegations.

Classification:

• HashTags: #DeepSeek #AICompetition #AICHips
• Company: DeepSeek
• Target: AI Market
• Product: DeepSeek Model
• Feature: AI model
• Type: News
• Severity: Major