In contrast with OpenAI, which follows a closed model, DeepSeek’s AI model discloses its full chain of reasoning in an open source model. Altman called DeepSeek’s R1 model “impressive” during a short thread on X.com early last week.

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said he believes his company should consider giving away its AI models, a potentially seismic strategy shift in the same week China’s DeepSeek has upended the artificial-intelligence industry.

OpeniAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company's goals have shifted in the wake of DeepSeek staking its claim to the AI industry in a recent Reddit AMA.

Sam Altman, who’s on a trip through Asia, said he’s open to partnering with local startups to facilitate the development of indigenous large language models (LLMs) and is looking to make investments in India.

DeepSeek R1 outshines OpenAI's ChatGPT with lower costs, open-source tech, and superior efficiency, challenging US dominance in AI innovation.

After the Chinese startup DeepSeek surprised everyone with its AI reasoning model, OpenAI's CEO responded to that hype.

Like Uber, Meta and Amazon rolled into one, the tech giant (and OpenAI’s newest partner) is a driving force in Korea’s digital world

Altman, who is on a whirlwind tour of several countries, including Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, is likely to land in India late on Tuesday night

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users, which have tripled in the past year. Altman met with India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed India's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared India the company’s most critical international market. Altman’s statement came after a year that saw OpenAI’s user base in India triple, marking the end of a multi-day tour of Asia that included stops in Tokyo and Delhi.