US officials are considering blacklisting DeepSeek and Changxin Memory Technologies over security concerns, following allegations of DeepSeek attempting to extract capabilities from OpenAI.

The entities involved

• DeepSeek →

  Chinese artificial intelligence company

  • Trump's administration imposed export restrictions on China while Chinese AI firms like Alibaba and DeepSeek continue to develop competing models.Sun 10:58
  • DeepSeek and Google are competing in the AI race, which is framed by US-China tech rivalry and high-level political figures.Sun 10:44
• OpenAI →

  American artificial intelligence research organization

  • Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.Mon 17:41
  • Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.Mon 17:41
• Changxin Memory Technologies →

  Chinese semiconductor manufacturer

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• DeepSeek's model efficiency, whose weights are available under an MIT license, is creating new pressures on the memory market, affecting chip makers like Micron and Samsung.Sep 11
• Changxin Memory Technologies is challenging its inclusion on the Pentagon blacklist.Aug 30