According to the analysis firm Graphika, Chinese social media accounts linked to the government in Beijing supported the launch of DeepSeek's chatbot, as reported by Reuters on Friday. Among these accounts were profiles belonging to diplomats,

Those who have had professional dealings with DeepSeek say he is obsessed with human-like artificial general intelligence ( AGI) and the impact it could have on the world. In his pursuit of it, DeepSeek’s founder is up-ending ideas about technological progress both in the West and China.

The launch of Chinese AI DeepSeek has prompted a wide range of responses from Silicon Valley, with many considering the competition a threat to U.S. control over the industry. Newsweek reached out to DeepSeek and the White House for comment via email.