Australia has banned deepseek from all government devices over concerns that chinese artificial intelligence startup poses Security Risks, The Government Said on Times.
The secretary of the department of home affairs issued a mandatory direction for all government entities to “prevent the use or installation of Deepseek Products, applications and web services and where found remove all existing institutions of Deepsek products, applications and web services from all Australian Government Systems and Devices, “The Statement SAID.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke Said Deepsek Posed an “UnaccepTable risk” TLETs Reported on Tuesday Evening.
The ban does not extend to devices of private citizens.
Tech Stocks Worldwide Plunged after the launch of Deepsek Last Month – Apparently Costing a Fraction of Rival Ai Models and requiring less sophisticated chips – raised questions over the west’s huge investments in chipmakers and data centers.
Australia’s decision to ban Deepseek Follows Similar Action in Italy, While Other Countries in Europe and Elsewhere are also looking into the Ai Firm.
Taiwan Banned Government Departments from Using Deepsek Earlier this week.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‘Government imposed a government-wide ban on chinese social media app Tiktok two years ago over security concerns.
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