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Chinese AI startupDeepSeekhas gained traction over the past few weeks.
According to Toner, scrapping the rule could lead to a “huge victory” for China and DeepSeek.

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner thinks DeepSeek still has a lot more potential to grow and even dominate the space but only ifthe stringent AI chips exportation ruleis revoked.
Interestingly, Microsoft and OpenAI have been involved in several copyright infringement lawsuits.
He admitted it’simpossible to develop ChatGPT-like without privileged data.
The big question is whether or not the Trump administration will pick up where the last administration left off.

It doesnt make any sense to attempt to walk it back.
It’s anyone’s guess the approach President Trump will embrace amid the rapid advances in AI.
But they could decide to step in and weaken it, she added.

So far, DeepSeek is acting as a fast follower, not leading the pack, added Toner.
But to imply theyre out ahead of us is clearly wrong.









