Jonathan Frederic De Santos

A road crossing in the Xinyi district of Taipei, Taiwan in January 2025.

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738379566518Image (23).jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A road crossing in the Xinyi district of Taipei, Taiwan in January 2025.<em> ABS-CBN News, file</em></span></span></span></div><p>TAIPEI — Taiwan has banned workers in the public sector and at key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, saying it was a Chinese product and could endanger national security.</p><p>DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capacity of artificial intelligence pace-setters in the United States for a fraction of the investment.</p><p>Countries including South Korea, Ireland, France, Australia and Italy have raised questions about the Chinese AI startup&#x27;s data practices.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/1/29/explainer-could-deepseek-spark-an-ai-race-between-us-and-china-1631">EXPLAINER: Could DeepSeek spark an AI race between US and China?</a></div><p>Taiwan&#x27;s Ministry of Digital Affairs said Friday all government agencies and critical infrastructure should not use DeepSeek because it &quot;endangers national information security&quot;.</p><p>&quot;DeepSeek AI service is a Chinese product,&quot; the ministry said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;Its operation involves cross-border transmission and information leakage and other information security concerns.&quot;</p><p>Taiwan has long accused China of using &quot;grey zone&quot; tactics — actions that fall short of an act of war — against the island, including cyberattacks, as Beijing presses its claims of sovereignty over the island.</p><p>Since 2019, Taiwan has banned government agencies from using information and communication technology products and services that pose a threat to &quot;national information security&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/1/29/dti-to-boost-digitalization-use-ai-for-consumer-protection-1652">DTI to boost digitalization, AI technology use for consumer protection</a></div><p>DeepSeek sparked panic on Wall Street this week with its powerful new chatbot that is thought to have matched US companies in its abilities but at a fraction of the cost.</p><p>That&#x27;s despite a strict US regime prohibiting Chinese firms from accessing the kinds of advanced chips needed to power the massive learning models used to develop AI.</p><p>Taiwan&#x27;s restriction came as data watchdogs in South Korea and Ireland said they would ask DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users&#x27; personal information.</p><p>Earlier this week, Italy launched an investigation into the R1 model and blocked it from processing Italian users&#x27; data.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Countries including South Korea, Ireland, France, Australia and Italy have raised questions about the Chinese AI startup's data practices.</p>

Countries including South Korea, Ireland, France, Australia and Italy have raised questions about the Chinese AI startup's data practices.

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Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek

Agence France-Presse

Published February 01, 2025 11:19 AM PHT

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