DeepSeek and MiniMax reportedly first to clear China’s new AI export registration
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Two of China's best-known AI labs say they have finished registering to open-source their models and allow overseas use under Beijing's draft export rules China’s DeepSeek and MiniMax have reportedly become the first AI developers to complete export registration under Beijing’s newly drafted rules for artificial intelligence technology. The approvals let both companies open-source their models and authorize their use overseas. On October 16, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology released draft revisions and opened public comment on a catalogue of 23 AI-related technologies restricted from export. About a week later, the first registrations arrived.
Source: Crypto Briefing
