WASHINGTON: ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday (Jan 29) said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with US authorities.

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

One possible answer being floated in tech circles is distillation, an AI training method that uses bigger "teacher" models to train smaller but faster-operating "student" models.

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has given Silicon Valley a wake-up call by launching LLMs that are cheaper yet as effective as OpenAI's models.

OpenAI has asked an Indian court to quash a plea by a group representing Indian and global book publishers that accuse it of copyright breaches, arguing its ChatGPT service only disseminates public information,

SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Financial Times) -- OpenAI says it has found evidence that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek used the U.S. company's proprietary models to train its own open-source competitor, as concerns grow over a potential breach of intellectual property.

Could US rules limiting high-end chip sales to China have fuelled the development of superior AI? Investors say the Chinese start-up should be closely watched.

India announced a $1.25 billion AI investment in March, dubbed IndiaAI mission, which includes funding for AI startups and developing its own AI infrastructure

US stock index futures also tumbled amid concerns DeepSeek’s AI models challenge US AI leadership. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What Happened: DeepSeek R1’s recent launch has fueled comparisons with OpenAI o1 and Meta’s Llama 3.2, particularly in terms of technical specifications and cost advantages, Digit.in reports.

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

OpenAI 'has evidence' DeepSeek used its model to train Chinese chatbot - DeepSeek says its AI model is similar to US giants like OpenAI, despite fears of censorship around issues sensitive to Beijing