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.

India is seeking to build computing capacity of just over 18,000 graphics processing units. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

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.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 AI model "impressive" on Monday, but emphasized that OpenAI believes greater computing power was key to their own success.DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model,

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.

Australian and Japanese stocks extend gains from the previous session. Shares in SoftBank Group dip following news of its talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI. Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and China markets are closed for Lunar New Year holidays.

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

SHANGHAI: Chinese startup DeepSeek’s eponymous artificial intelligence (AI) assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America’s lead in AI.

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.

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,