DeepSeek seems to be on a copying spree, with even tech bigwigs like Vinod Khosla chiming in with accusations of ‘ripping off’ technology. The man with a name that carries weight is now pointing fingers, suggesting that DeepSeek’s R1 model is a clever tweak of OpenAI’s O1, raising questions about their innovation skills. As OpenAI and Microsoft dig deeper, it appears that the ‘imitation wizard’ might have some explaining to do.