The narrow gap between DeepSeek and leading U.S. models, as well as its low prices, raises questions about OpenAI and Anthropic's competitive moat.

HONG KONG (AP) — DeepSeek, la startup china de inteligencia artificial que sacudió los mercados mundiales el año pasado, lanzó el viernes versiones preliminares de su última gran actualización en un momento en que se intensifica la rivalidad en materia de IA entre China y Estados Unidos.

The Chinese artificial-intelligence startup is tapping external investors for the first time to raise funds for research and development, people familiar with the matter said.

The White House has accused China of stealing artificial intelligence technology from the US. US and Chinese tech firms have been locked in an arms race to develop the most powerful AI, with the latter being accused of illicitly training their systems using more advanced models – a process known as “distillation”.