That's what ChatGPT maker OpenAI is suggesting, along with U.S. President Donald Trump's top AI adviser. Neither has disclosed specific evidence of intellectual property theft, but the comments could fuel a reexamination of some of the assumptions that led to a panic in the U.S. over DeepSeek's advancements.

Less than a week after the new artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek sent investors spiraling in the United States, another AI model has popped up in China, claiming to be even better.