South Korea’s detective agency questioned the apps of the app to collect “excessive” individual data on the Chinese AI app Deepsek and use all input data, and the apps of the app for questions related to national pride issues. Is.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that it sent an official notice to government agencies last week, urging them to take security precautions on the Artificial Intelligence App.
NIS said in a statement, “Unlike other generative AI services, it has been confirmed that chat records are transferable because it includes a function to collect keyboard input patterns that can identify individuals and server of Chinese companies As such can communicate with Volceapplog.com. ” Was released on Sunday.
Some government ministries in South Korea have blocked the app to warn of joining Australia and Taiwan or a warning of a ban on Deepsek, citing security concerns.
The NIS stated that Deepsek gives advertisers unlimited access to user data and stores the data of South Korean users in the Chinese server. The agency said that under the Chinese law, the Chinese government will be able to use such information.
NIS said that Deepsek gave various answers to potentially sensitive questions in various languages.
It cited a question as asking for the origin of Kimchi – a spicy, fermented dish who is a head in South Korea.
When asked about this in Korean, the app said that Kimchi is a Korean cuisine, NIS said.
When asked the same question in Chinese, it was said that this dish has originated from China. The reactions of the Deepsek were confirmed by Reuters.
The origins of Kimchi have been a source of dispute between South Korean and Chinese social media users in recent years.
Deepsek has also been accused of answering political questions such as 1989 Tianmen Square Crackdown, which motivates the app to suggest changing the subject: “Let’s talk about something else.”
Deepsek did not respond to an email request immediately for comments. When asked about the steps to block the lamp by South Korean government departments, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told a briefing on 6 February that the Chinese government gave great importance for data secrecy and security and the law According to it protected it.
The spokesperson also said that Beijing would never ask any company or individual to collect or store data in violation of laws.
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