This week, government agencies in countries including South Korea and Australia have blocked access to Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot programme, mostly for government employees.
Other countries, including the United States, have said they may also seek to block DeepSeek from government employees’ mobile devices, according to media reports. All cite “security concerns” about the Chinese technology and a lack of clarity about how users’ personal information is handled by the operator.
