Policy · Updated 23 Oct, 06:55 pm IST
China approves DeepSeek and MiniMax for global AI deployment
Why it matters for readers: It explains why some Chinese AI models may be allowed or restricted outside China.
- A social media account affiliated with CCTV posted that DeepSeek and MiniMax won state approval for global use of their AI models.1
- Overseas internet users urged other Chinese open-source large language models to seek similar approvals, the account said.1
- China proposed export controls on 23 AI technologies on October 16, covering models, agents and computing clusters.1
- China's commerce ministry said most AI technologies would remain exportable, with simplified licensing for open-source exports and for Chinese firms running overseas compute centres.1
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