
Rakuten's 'Top Japan AI' Exposed as DeepSeek V3 Repack
Rakuten launched Rakuten AI 3.0 as Japan's largest model (700B params, Japanese-tuned), but config reveals it's unmodified DeepSeek V3 architecture. No mention of DeepSeek in promotions despite open-source base and fine-tuning. Sparks backlash amid Japan-China AI tensions.




