South Korea has suspended downloads of DeepSeek\u2019s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot pending a review of the Chinese start-up\u2019s privacy standards. South Korea\u2019s privacy watchdog said on Monday that DeepSeek\u2019s R1 chatbot was removed from the local versions of Apple\u2019s App Store and Google Play after the Hangzhou-based firm acknowledged that it had failed to comply with personal data protection rules. The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that DeepSeek accepted its proposal to suspend downloads of the app. The chatbot is still available for those who have already downloaded the app. \u201cTo prevent further concerns from spreading, the commission recommended that DeepSeek temporarily suspend its service while making the necessary improvements,\u201d the commission said, adding that bringing the app in line with local regulations would \u201cinevitably take a significant amount of time\u201d. The move comes after the privacy watchdog said last month that it would send a written request to DeepSeek seeking details about how it manages users\u2019 personal data. South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy earlier this month announced a temporary ban on employees using DeepSeek on their devices, citing security concerns. Australia and Taiwan have banned the chatbot on government devices, while the United States Congress is considering a bill to implement a similar ban. Italy\u2019s data protection agency has ordered DeepSeek to limit the processing of Italian users\u2019 data pending further information about how it is managed. DeepSeek burst into the limelight last month when it announced that it had developed its chatbot at a tiny fraction of the cost of models created by tech giants such as Google and OpenAI. While DeepSeek\u2019s Silicon Valley rivals have poured billions of dollars into their AI models, R1\u2019s development team said in a research paper that they had spent less than $6m on computing power to train the chatbot. The announcement almost immediately raised existential questions about Silicon Valley\u2019s business model of investing huge sums in AI. Investors concerned about DeepSeek\u2019s effect on the AI industry last month wiped about $1 trillion off the market value of the so-called \u201cMagnificent Seven\u201d tech firms in a single day. Some sceptics have challenged DeepSeek\u2019s account of working on a shoestring budget, suggesting that the start-up likely had access to more advanced chips and more funding than it has acknowledged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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