Australia Bans DeepSeek on Government Devices Citing Security Concerns

The government said on Tuesday that Australia has banned all government equipment from all government equipment that Chinese artificial intelligence startups a security risk.

The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs issued a compulsory direction for all government institutions, “” “to prevent the use or installation of deepsek products, applications and web services and where all the current of all the Australian government from the Australian government Remove examples systems and devices, “the statement states.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said that Deepsek introduced an “unacceptable risk” for government technology and immediately banned Australia’s national security and national interest, “several Australian media outlets reported on Tuesday evening.

The restriction does not even do the equipment of private citizens.

Last month after the launch of Deepsek, tech stocks sinks around the world – apparently requires the cost of a fraction of rival AI model and less sophisticated chips – chipmakers and data centers raise questions on the huge investments of the West in the data centers.

Australia’s decision to ban Deepsak follows a similar action in Italy, while other countries in Europe and other places are also seen in the AI ​​firm.

Taiwan banned government departments earlier this week from using Deepsek.

The government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanis imposed a government-wide ban on the Chinese social media app Tiktok two years ago on security concerns two years ago.

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