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Investors want slice of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now

Investors want slice of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now
DeepSeek made a global splash early this year with AI models that rivalled the best in the West. (Image: Getty)
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By Rebecca Feng in Hong Kong and Raffaele Huang in SingaporeThe founder of Chinese artificial-intelligence star DeepSeek has rejected proposals to make quick money from his programs, telling prospective investors he wants to keep the science-project ethos that brought him global renown.Overwhelmed by millions of users, DeepSeek’s chatbot has frequent service hiccups, and authorities around the world are restricting its use because of data-security concerns. The US is weighing measures including banning DeepSeek from government device...

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