DeepSeek Warns of Scams Amid Rising Popularity
DeepSeek 警告诈骗风险，热度飙升引发假冒风波
Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has alerted the public about fake social media accounts impersonating its brand, founder, and promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. The Hangzhou-based company stated it only operates three official accounts on WeChat, RedNote, and X (formerly Twitter). It emphasized that its chatbot app is free and has not issued any cryptocurrency. DeepSeek’s warning comes after its V3 language model and R1 reasoning model gained global attention. The company urged users to be cautious, calling out a fake X account posing as its founder as a “typical impersonation.”
中国 AI 初创公司 DeepSeek 警告公众，警惕假冒其品牌、创始人及推广虚假加密货币的社交媒体账号。总部位于杭州的 DeepSeek 表示，目前仅在微信、RedNote 和 X（原推特）上拥有三个官方账号，并强调其聊天机器人应用完全免费，未发行任何加密货币。该公司发布警告之际，其 V3 语言模型和 R1 推理模型正受到全球关注。此外，DeepSeek 点名 X 平台上一个冒充其创始人的账户，称其为“典型的假冒账号”，提醒用户提高警惕。
