Technology columnist

Australia has prohibited DeepSeek from using any government equipment or system because of what it claims is a security risk the startup’s Chinese artificial intelligence ( AI ) startup poses.
In January, DeepSeek stunned the world by releasing a robot that matched US competitors ‘ performance levels and claimed to have much less money spent training.
Billions of dollars were wiped off share markets abroad, including in Australia, where stocks tied to AI- such as chipmaker Brainchip- fell sharply immediately.
The American government has argued that the app poses an unacceptable threat to national security, not because of its Chinese roots.
DeepSeek has been approached for opinion.
Australia’s move particularly requires any government institutions to “prevent the use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and online services”, as well as remove any previously installed, on any government system or system.
A wide range of staff, including those employed by the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Electoral Commission, may not be able to use the national resources.
It is less distinct whether it means DeepSeek will be prohibited from servers in the public sector, including in schools.
Devices owned by private individuals are not subject to the restrictions.
Growing- and common- issues
European nations have a history of being wary of Chinese tech, particularly Huawei, a telecoms company, and TikTok, a social media platform that has been restricted on national security grounds.
The first reaction to DeepSeek appeared to be different, even though it rapidly rose to the top free application in the UK and US.
President Donald Trump referred to it as a “wake up call” for the US, but he added that if it reduced AI prices nevertheless, it might be a good development.
Since then, while, questions about it have started to be voiced.
An American technology secretary recently said in January that countries needed to be “very careful” about DeepSeek, citing “data and protection” concerns.
After its protection policies were questioned in Italy, the robot was taken down from app stores. In March 2023, the Roman government temporarily blocked ChatGPT due to privacy concerns.
Officials in South Korea, Ireland, and France have all begun inquiries into how DeepSeek businesses user data on China machines.
Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary for the White House, has even stated that the US is presently looking into potential security concerns.
Despite not disclosing this to the BBC, the US Navy apparently forbids its people from using DeepSeek.
Typically, AI tools will assess the causes sent to them to improve their product.
Similar to DeepSeek, this is true of apps like Google Gemini and ChatGPT.
All of them collect and preserve information, including contact names and dates of birth.
Security experts have recently cautioned those working in classified or national surveillance areas to be aware that any data they enter into bots may be kept and analyzed by those tools ‘ creators.
Additionally, DeepSeek has been accused of using US technology badly.
OpenAI has complained that competitors, including those in China, are quickly advancing with their own goods using their own work.