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DeepSeek has attempted to put a pin in the discussion over its privacy concerns, announcing that it would be making five of its repositories for artificial general intelligence (AGI) open source.
In a post to X, DeepSeek announced it was exploring AGI and that it would be sharing its “small but sincere progress with full transparency”.
For context, AGI refers to AI that can perform tasks at an equal or greater level than humans. It has yet to be achieved, but it is a major focus of US AI giant and DeepSeek rival, OpenAI.
The Chinese AI giant portrays itself as a small, humble AI company that will dedicate its research into AGI to the community and furthering the technology.
“These humble building blocks in our online service have been documented, deployed and battle-tested in production,” the post said.
“As part of the open-source community, we believe that every line shared becomes collective momentum that accelerates the journey.
“Daily unlocks are coming soon. No ivory towers – just pure garage-energy and community-driven innovation.”
🚀 Day 0: Warming up for #OpenSourceWeek!
— DeepSeek (@deepseek_ai) February 21, 2025
We’re a tiny team @deepseek_ai exploring AGI. Starting next week, we’ll be open-sourcing 5 repos, sharing our small but sincere progress with full transparency.
These humble building blocks in our online service have been documented,…
The announcement has been well received, with users thrilled at the company’s push for transparency, particularly as other AI giants like to keep their research close to their chests.
“Looking forward to [the] knowledge you’re willing to share with us. Kudos to [the] DeepSeek team, appreciate all your efforts,” said one user.
However, the move has not eliminated all of DeepSeek’s privacy concerns.
Already, several governments have banned the program for use on government devices, citing risks with security and Chinese influence and concerns with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, Italy, and a number of major US government agencies, including NASA, have banned the Chinese AI.
South Korea, which has also suspended new DeepSeek downloads completely, said the company was sending user data to ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, breaching the nation’s privacy legislation.
“We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” said a Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) official.
The official added that it is “yet to confirm what data was transferred and to what extent”.
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