SEOUL, Feb 10 — South Korea’s spy agency has accused Chinese AI app DeepSeek of “excessively” collecting personal data and using all input data to train itself, and...
DeepSeek stirs up kimchi feud and privacy concerns as S. Korea spy agency demands access block to China’s AI app over ‘excessive’ data breach
The National Intelligence Service said it sent an official notice to government agencies last week urging them to take security precautions over the artificial intelligence app. Some government ministries in South Korea have blocked access to the app, citing security concerns, joining Australia and Taiwan in warning about or placing restrictions on DeepSeek.
According to Reuters, DeepSeek AI sparks controversy by giving conflicting answers about the origin of kimchi, claiming it’s Korean when asked in Korean and Chinese when asked in Chinese. — Reuters pic
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