South Korea blocks Chinese AI DeepSeek from government computers

South Korea blocks Chinese AI DeepSeek from government computers

South Korea’s defence and trade ministries said on Thursday they had blocked DeepSeek’s access to work computers, following a request from the country’s data watchdog for the Chinese artificial intelligence start-up to clarify how it manages user information.
DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capacity of AI pacesetters in the United States for a fraction of the investment.

South Korea, along with countries such as France and Italy, have asked questions…

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