China’s DeepSeek, MiniMax win approval for AI global use, state media-affiliated entity says
BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) Major Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and MiniMax have won state approval for global use of their AI models, according to a post on Thursday on a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV. • In a separate social media post on Friday, the social media account, Yuyuan Tantian, said overseas internet users had also urged other Chinese open-source large language models to follow suit. • DeepSeek and MiniMax did not immediately reply to requests for comment. • China proposed export controls on 23 AI technologies on October 16, including those involving models, agents and computing clusters. • China s commerce ministry said then, though, that most AI technologies would remain exportable, with simplified licensing for open-source technology exports and Chinese companies operating their own computing centres overseas. • The proposed export controls cover overseas deployment of AI models containing restricted technology and were Bei