DeepSeek promises to share even more AI code in a rare step
DeepSeek plans to release key codes and data to the public starting next week, an unusual step to share more of its core technology than rivals such as OpenAI have done.
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The 20-month-old startup, which surprised Silicon Valley with the sophistication of its AI models last month, plans to make its code repositories available to all developers and researchers. That allows anyone to download and build on or improve the code behind the well-regarded R1 or other platforms, it said in a post on X.
With the move, DeepSeek is pushing harder on an open-source approach to AI development that’s won more advocates since its models outperformed OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. competitors in benchmark tests. Companies such as Meta already make their models available to the public, allowing users to customize the platform for their own applications. OpenAI began as partially open source, though it’s since retreated from that mission. But DeepSeek says it intends to go further by publicizing the underlying code, the data used to create it, and the way it develops and manages that code.
It also potentially escalates a race between the US and China to develop ever-more advanced AI models. By making its coding secrets freely available, DeepSeek is helping to ensure wider adoption of its technology, which is already spurring concerns about security among governments
