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Why DeepSeek’s new AI model thinks it’s ChatGPT


DeepSeek's newest AI model, DeepSeek V3, says that it's ChatGPT — which could point to a training data issue.

The model, DeepSeek V3, is large but efficient, handling text-based tasks like coding and writing essays with ease. “Obviously, the model is seeing raw responses from ChatGPT at some point, but it’s not clear where that is,” Mike Cook, a research fellow at King’s College London specializing in AI, told TechCrunch. Heidy Khlaaf, engineering director at consulting firm Trail of Bits, said the cost savings from “distilling” an existing model’s knowledge can be attractive to developers, regardless of the risks.

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