
Rakuten AI 3.0 Exposed as DeepSeek Fork
Rakuten launched Rakuten AI 3.0 as Japan's largest 700B-param model, outperforming GPT-4o on Japanese benchmarks. Exposed as DeepSeek V3 via config.json, with no initial credit or license despite gov GENIAC funding. Backlash over misleading claims and nationalist sensitivities.








