DeepSeek, MiniMax clear Beijing's AI export registration for overseas deployment

DeepSeek and MiniMax Group Inc have completed China's new AI export registration process, allowing them to proceed with open-source releases and overseas licensing, according to a CCTV-affiliated social media account. The registration followed a draft revision of the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted From Export, which adds 23 AI-related items. The Ministry of Commerce indicated that open-sourced technologies, overseas data centers run by Chinese firms, and joint research qualify for automatic licensing. Offering restricted models via API, apps, web interfaces, SaaS, or on-device deployment does not count as exporting large-model technology, though local deployment of restricted models overseas falls under export management. MiniMax established a licensing route for previously excluded regions including the US, EU, UK, and South Korea, requiring compliance review for local deployment. DeepSeek open-sourced its inference framework DeepInfer and related toolkit. The catalogue remains a consultation draft.

(Source：Vector Wire)