Recently, a software engineer Ananay Arora purchased the domain OGOpenAI.com for "less than the price of a Chipotle meal" and redirected it to the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek. This decision has attracted a lot of attention, as DeepSeek has made significant progress in the open-source AI field recently, becoming a hot topic of discussion.
The AI models released by DeepSeek are technically similar to the early models of OpenAI, capable of being used offline, and any developer with the appropriate hardware can use them for free. This feature has made DeepSeek's products quite popular among developers. Last week, the lab released an open version of its DeepSeek-R1 model, claiming it outperformed OpenAI's o1 model in certain benchmark tests. This news has garnered widespread attention from AI enthusiasts.
In stark contrast, OpenAI has been relatively cautious in releasing its powerful models, especially in recent years with few open-source releases. This approach has drawn criticism from some industry insiders, with even mentions in Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of not adhering to its original non-profit mission.
Arora stated that the inspiration for purchasing the domain came from a now-deleted tweet by Perplexity's CEO Aravind Srinivas, which compared DeepSeek to early OpenAI. He believes redirecting the OGOpenAI.com domain to DeepSeek is an interesting move.
DeepSeek has joined the ranks of Chinese AI labs like Alibaba's Qwen, which are also releasing open alternatives to OpenAI's models. Despite the U.S. government's long-standing attempts to curb Chinese AI labs through chip export restrictions, if China's latest AI models continue to attract attention, it is clear that more measures will need to be taken to address this competition.
Key Points:
🌐 Ananay Arora purchases the domain OGOpenAI.com and redirects it to DeepSeek.
📊 DeepSeek's AI models are considered to outperform OpenAI's o1 model in certain benchmark tests.
🔍 OpenAI faces criticism for failing to release powerful models, facing scrutiny from the industry.
