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DeepSeek Founder Vows Open-Source AI, Prioritizes AGI Over Profit

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Express Tribune ·

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng says the company will likely keep its top AI models open-source, prioritizing artificial general intelligence over profit. He argues openness and profitability can coexist, per a Yicai report. The stance contrasts with many rivals that have closed their models.

Meridian48 take
The pledge is notable but unenforceable; DeepSeek may eventually face the same commercial pressures that drove OpenAI and others to close their models.
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Founder says DeepSeek prioritises AGI over profit, likely to keep top models open-source, Yicai reports →
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