Australia, South Korea among Asian countries cracking down on DeepSeek

Government bodies ban Chinese startup from work computers over security worries

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Governments in Asia are restricting the use of DeepSeek, an AI model developed in China, citing security risks due to its collection of user data. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC and SHAUN TURTON

SEOUL/SYDNEY -- Governments across Asia are restricting their use of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence services due to security concerns, following the Chinese startup's industry-shaking claims that it has developed high-performing AI models extremely cheaply.

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