China seems to think that artificial intelligence startup Deepseek could become a notable technological success story for the country.
After Deepseek rose to overnight fame in January with the launch of its open “reasoning” model, R1, the company now operates under new, stricter government-influenced restrictions, reportedlyAccording to this information, some employees have been prevented from traveling abroad, and the Chinese government is playing a role in screening potential investors.
Deepseek is enforcing travel restrictions by having its parent company, Quantitive, a hedge fund, hold the passports of certain staff members.
These developments come a few weeks after it was reported that the Chinese government was urging AI researchers and entrepreneurs to avoid traveling to the US for fear that trade secrets would be revealed.
After Deepseek's sudden rise to fame in January with the launch of its open "reasoning" model, R1, the company is now operating under new, stricter government-influenced restrictions, According to the informationSome of the company's employees have reportedly been prevented from traveling abroad, and the Chinese government is now playing a role in screening potential investors.
Deepseek is enforcing travel restrictions by requiring its parent company, Quantitative Hedge Fund, to hold the passports of certain staff members.
The developments come a few weeks after it was reported that the Chinese government was instructing AI researchers and entrepreneurs to avoid travel to the USfearing the loss of trade secrets.
TechCrunch has contacted Deepseek for comment.
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