South Korea spy agency says DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data

Officials also worry about the AI's responses to issues of national pride

20250210 DeepSeek logo

The National Intelligence Service of South Korea said it sent an official notice to government agencies urging them to take security precautions over DeepSeek app. © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's spy agency has accused Chinese AI app DeepSeek of "excessively" collecting personal data and using all input data to train itself, and questioned the app's responses to questions relating to issues of national pride.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it sent an official notice to government agencies last week urging them to take security precautions over the artificial intelligence app.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored ContentThis content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.