DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AGI despite higher risks

DeepSeek is committed to open-source artificial intelligence to accelerate the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), even if it heightens safety risks, a company engineer says.

Speaking on an AI panel at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi said open-source development promoted shared innovations and technical breakthroughs.

Gao framed the technology’s rapid progress as a race against the clock, rather than against rival firms.