DeepSeek and Moonshot AI Probed Over Alleged Data Leaks to Anthropic
Chinese AI startups DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are reportedly under regulatory scrutiny by Beijing authorities over potential data leaks involving US-based AI firm Anthropic. This probe highlights escalating national security and regulatory control over cross-border AI data transfers and intellectual property between leading Chinese and US AI research entities. The reported probe stems from industry rumors suggesting potential executive questioning or fines related to unauthorized model distillation or data sharing across national borders.
## BACKGROUND
DeepSeek is a Hangzhou-based AI developer backed by hedge fund High-Flyer known for its open-weights models like DeepSeek-R1, while Moonshot AI develops the prominent Kimi chatbot series in China. Anthropic is a major US AI safety and research company responsible for the Claude language model series.