DeepSeek and MiniMax continue to open-source models after completing registration under China's new AI export rules
DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration under China's new AI export rules and then continued to open-source models. Since October 16, China has required AI companies to register with the government before sending regulated AI technology overseas, and publicly releasing model weights or code for global download (i.e., open-sourcing) is also regarded as such export, so open-source releases now also require prior filing.
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Since October 16, China has required registration before AI technology leaves the country; open-source release of weights also counts as export, so readers can understand the compliance prerequisites for open-source models.
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DeepSeek and MiniMax registered under China’s new AI export rules, then kept open-sourcing models.
Since October 16, China requires AI companies to register with the government before sending covered AI technology abroad, and publishing a model’s weights or code for anyone in the world to download (open-sourcing) counts as that kind of export, so even open-source releases now need a filing first.