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