By bno - Taipei Bureau DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up, has generated significant attention since its launch of the R1 chatbot in January. Despite a claimed smaller budget than industry giants, the company asserts that its AI can rival those from the US at a fraction of the cost.

The meteoric rise of DeepSeek—the Chinese AI startup now challenging global giants—has stunned observers and put the spotlight on China’s AI sector. Since ChatGPT’s debut in 2022, the country’s tech ecosystem has been in relentless pursuit of homegrown alternatives, giving rise to a wave of startups and billion-dollar bets.

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

Researchers linked the AI chatbot to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company, which has been banned from operating in the U.S.

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South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily blocked employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.

South Korea’s government has banned the use of the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek across key ministries, citing concerns over potential leaks of sensitive information. The move aims to safeguard confidential data during the use of generative AI services.