Microsoft responds to DeepSeek hiring employees from the company’s ‘controversial lab’ in China: “Anyone who thinks …”

Multiple employees at DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot company that triggered a massive selloff in US tech stocks last month, reportedly previously worked at Microsoft’s controversial artificial intelligence labs in China. According to a report in the New York Post, at least four current DeepSeek employees, including a key department chief, honed their skills at Microsoft Research Asia. The report cites public profiles on GitHub and LinkedIn.

Microsoft Research Asia, comprising labs in Beijing and Shanghai, has faced increasing political pressure in Washington, wit