OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

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Jul 8, 2025 05:44
Connie Loizos
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OpenAI has strengthened its security measures to guard against corporate espionage, particularly after Chinese startup DeepSeek allegedly copied its models using distillation techniques. The company’s new policies, such as “information tenting,” aim to limit internal access to sensitive data, highlighting growing concerns over intellectual property protection in the competitive AI industry.

OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit […]