The Australian government officially prohibits the use of AI chat robot DeepSeek developed by Chinese startups on all government computers and mobile devices on the grounds of national security. This has aroused international attention, highlighting the concerns of artificial intelligence technology security and data processing methods, and also reflects the continuous tension between China and Australia in the field of science and technology and trade. DeepSeek's powerful function and low cost have caused controversy globally. Australia's ban is by far the strictest response to the governments so far, and behind it is the interweaving of complex international political and economic factors.
Recently, the Australian government issued a formal order to fully ban the use of DeepSeek artificial intelligence programs on all government computers and mobile devices, because the program constitutes "unacceptable risks" for national security. DeepSeek is a chatbot developed by a Chinese technology startup. Since its release last month, its powerful functions have aroused widespread attention in the industry and even shaken the financial market.
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Australia's Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior Stephanie Foster said in the instruction that after analysis of threats and risks, she believes that the use of DeepSeek products, applications and network services will bring hidden safety hazards to the Australian government. According to this instruction, since this Wednesday, all non -enterprise federal agencies must identify and delete all DeepSeek products and applications that exist on the Australian government systems and mobile devices. At the same time, the instruction also requires products to prevent products that are available on government systems and mobile devices.
In addition to Australia, other countries such as South Korea, Italy, and France also expressed concerns about the security and data processing methods of Deepseek. This chat robot claimed to be comparable to the top artificial intelligence products in the United States last month, but the cost was much lower. This claim triggered a strong response from Silicon Valley, and some people believed that its high performance and low cost sounded the alarm for American developers.
At the same time, many experts have accused DeepSeek in reverse engineering in the United States' leading products, especially technologies related to Openai's ChatGPT. As the global review of DeepSeek services has intensified, this Australian move has become the strictest one of the governments of various countries. In the past few years, the disputes between China and Australia in the field of science and technology and trade have been increasing. Australia has banned China from participating in its 5G network construction on the grounds of national security in 2018. Since then, the relationship between the two sides has tension and even triggered a billions of dollars in trade war, although the relationship between the two sides has eased at the end of last year.
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The Australian government has banned the use of DeepSeek artificial intelligence programs on all government devices to address security risks.
DeepSeek, developed by Chinese startups, has attracted attention from many countries and has raised concerns about data processing.
China-Australia relations have been banned from participating in 5G construction due to continued tension in technology and trade disputes.
The Australian government's ban on DeepSeek indicates that the importance of artificial intelligence security issues around the world will increase increasingly, and similar incidents may appear more in the future. Governments need to formulate more comprehensive policies and regulations to meet the opportunities and challenges brought by artificial intelligence technology.