Engineer Redirects 'OGOpenAI' Domain to Chinese AI Lab

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-23T11:22:22.845732+05:30

- A software engineer purchased the domain 'OGOpenAI.com' and redirected it to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab. - The engineer, Ananay Arora, bought the domain for a low cost and plans to sell it for more, mimicking OpenAI's early open-access ethos. - DeepSeek's open-source AI models are gaining attention, outperforming some of OpenAI's benchmarks, sparking industry discussions. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/someone-bought-the-domain-ogopenai-and-redirected-it-to-a-chinese-ai-lab/)

A software engineer purchased the domain 'OGOpenAI.com' and redirected it to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab.
The engineer, Ananay Arora, bought the domain for a low cost and plans to sell it for more, mimicking OpenAI's early open-access ethos.
DeepSeek's open-source AI models are gaining attention, outperforming some of OpenAI's benchmarks, sparking industry discussions.

Source: TechCrunch