The next DeepSeek to disrupt the global artificial intelligence industry could also come from China.

OpenAI is actively evaluating U.S. states for its massive Stargate AI data center initiative, aiming to secure Americas lead in artificial intelligence against China. Chris Lehane, OpenAIs chief global affairs officer,

U.S. companies were spooked when the Chinese startup released models said to match or outperform leading American ones at a fraction of the cost.

The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States,

China's AI chatbot DeepSeek is facing bans in India, the US, Australia, and several other nations over security risks. South Korea is the latest to block it, following Taiwan and Italy. Governments fear DeepSeek could compromise sensitive data,