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Created Feb 11, 2025 by Odette Heiman@odettek2205480Maintainer

South Korea Ministries, Police Block DeepSeek Gain Access To


South Korean ministries and authorities blocking DeepSeek's access to work computers

South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to their computer systems, ai after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it handles user details.

DeepSeek released its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capability of artificial intelligence pacesetters in the United States for engel-und-waisen.de a portion of the investment, upending the global market.

South Korea, pyra-handheld.com together with nations such as France and Italy, wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de have asked concerns about DeepSeek's information practices, submitting a composed demand for details about how the company deals with user .

But after DeepSeek failed to respond to a query from South Korea's data guard dog, a variety of ministries verified Thursday they were taking actions to restrict access to avoid potential leakages of delicate details through generative AI services.

"Blocking steps for DeepSeek have actually been implemented specifically for military work-related PCs with Internet," a defence ministry official told AFP.

The ministry, fishtanklive.wiki which manages active-duty soldiers deployed against the nuclear-armed North, has also "repeated the security safety measures concerning the use of generative AI for each system and soldier, taking into account security and technical issues", it included.

South Korea's authorities told AFP they had likewise obstructed access to DeepSeek, while the trade ministry said that gain access to had actually been temporarily restricted on all its PCs.

The trade, financing, marriage and foreign ministries also all said they had blocked the app or had actually taken unspecified steps.

- Bans 'not extreme' -

Last week, Italy introduced an investigation into DeepSeek's R1 model and blocked it from processing Italian users' information.

Australia has actually likewise prohibited DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security firms.

Kim Jong-hwa, a professor at Cheju Halla University's expert system department, fakenews.win told AFP that amid growing rivalry in between the United States and China he believed "political aspects" could be influencing the reaction to DeepSeek-- however said restrictions were still justified.

"From a technical standpoint, AI models like ChatGPT also face many security-related problems that have not yet been totally dealt with," he said.

"Considered that China runs under a communist regime, I question whether they think about security issues as much as OpenAI does when developing ingenious technologies," he said.

"We can not presently examine how much attention has been paid to security concerns by DeepSeek when establishing its chatbot. Therefore, I think that taking proactive measures is not too extreme."

Beijing on Thursday struck back against the ban, firmly insisting the Chinese federal government "will never require business or individuals to unlawfully gather or save information".

"China has actually constantly opposed the generalisation of nationwide security and the politicisation of economic, trade and technological issues," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.

Beijing would also "securely protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese business," Guo swore.

- 'Complex competition' -

DeepSeek states it uses less-advanced H800 chips-- allowed for bio.rogstecnologia.com.br sale to China till 2023 under US export controls-- to power its large knowing design.

South Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are crucial suppliers of innovative chips used in AI servers.

The government revealed on Wednesday an extra 34 trillion won ($23.5 billion) investment in semiconductors and high-tech markets, oke.zone with the nation's acting president urging Korean tech business to remain flexible.

"Recently, a Chinese business revealed the AI design DeepSeek R1, which offers high efficiency at a low expense, making a fresh effect in the market," acting President Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday.

"The global AI competitors might progress from an easy facilities scale-up competition to a more intricate competitors that consists of software capabilities and other factors."

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