Beijing: The progress of DeepSeek reflects the rise of Chinese companies in artificial intelligence (AI), a spokesperson for China’s parliament told reporters on Tuesday. Lou Qinjian, responding to a question on China’s progress in AI, said what DeepSeek’s young team had achieved was “commendable”. “DeepSeek adheres to an open-source approach and promotes the widespread application … Read more
Beijing: China’s joyful embrace of DeepSeek has gone one step deeper – extending to TVs, fridges and robot vacuum cleaners with a slew of home appliance brands announcing that their products will feature the startup’s artificial intelligence models. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek’s large language models upended the AI sector this year, rivalling Western systems in performance but … Read more
Seoul, South Korea: Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But governments from Rome to Seoul are cracking down on the user-friendly Chinese app, saying they need to prevent potential … Read more
Seoul, South Korea: Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not be available to download in South Korea pending a review of its handling of user data, Seoul authorities said Monday. DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot stunned investors and industry insiders with its ability to match the functions of its Western competitors at a fraction of the cost. But … Read more
Seoul: Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions of US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But now governments from Washington to Seoul are scrambling to ban the user-friendly Chinese app from official devices, saying they need to … Read more
US lawmakers on Thursday brought forth a bill to ban Chinese artificial intelligence program DeepSeek from being used on government devices over concerns about user data security. Representative Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, introduced the bill along with Darin LaHood, an Illinois Republican, citing an “alarming threat to US national security” and warning of … Read more
Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s defence and trade ministries said Thursday they had blocked DeepSeek’s access to work computers, following a request from the country’s data watchdog for the Chinese AI startup to clarify how it manages user information. DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capacity of artificial intelligence pace-setters … Read more
Sydney: Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block “an unacceptable level of security risk” presented by the Chinese artificial intelligence program, according to an official order Tuesday. “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of DeepSeek products, applications and web services poses an unacceptable … Read more