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Italy bans China's DeepSeek AI over data use concerns
Italy's digital information watchdog called for the government to block DeepSeek, China's new artificial intelligence chatbot after it said its company failed to turn over operation information to regulators.
What is DeepSeek, the AI chatbot from China that is sending shockwaves through the tech world?
DeepSeek-R1, the latest in a series of models developed with fewer chips and at low cost, is challenging the dominance of OpenAI, Google, and Meta. View on euronews
Why blocking China’s DeepSeek from using tech from US AI rivals may be difficult
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of US rivals called "distillation."
What is DeepSeek? China's AI app rivals U.S.-based tech companies
For the second time in the last month, a Chinese app has skyrocketed to the top spot in Apple’s App Store. The first was Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, which saw a sudden surge in downloads by United States users seeking an alternative to TikTok in anticipation of the ban on that app,
Why Blocking China's DeepSeek From Using US AI May Be Difficult
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of U.S. rivals called "distillation." The technique,
Italy blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek, opens investigation into data use
The country's data watchdog says the firm gave it 'completely insufficient' answers to questions about what it does with user information Italy's Data Protection Agency on Thursday launched an investigation into the AI chatbot of Chinese start-up DeepSeek and said it had blocked it from processing Italian users' data.
Apple dodged a DeepSeek sell-off, but its China headache hasn't gone away
The tech giant suffered an 11% decline in China sales last quarter, raising concerns about its ability to fend off fierce ...
DeepSeek’s Breakthrough Sparks National Pride in China
Emojis of “DeepSeek pride,” often with smiling cats or dogs, flooded Chinese social media, adding to the festive Lunar New ...
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How China created AI model DeepSeek and shocked the world
Government policies, generous funding and a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs.
China heralds DeepSeek as a symbol of AI advancements amid U.S. restrictions
U.S. companies were spooked when the Chinese startup released models said to match or outperform leading American ones at a ...
US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips, source says
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
People across China have taken to social media to hail the success of its homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, ...
China’s DeepSeek disrupts American plans for AI dominance
The sudden rise of Chinese AI app DeepSeek has leaders in Washington and Silicon Valley grappling with how to keep the U.S.
Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 surpasses DeepSeek as China’s AI race heats up
Chinese tech company Alibaba released a new version of the Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that surpasses DeepSeek's ...
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How DeepSeek ripped up the AI playbook—and why everyone’s going to follow it
The Chinese firm has pulled back the curtain to expose how the top labs may be building their next-generation models. Now ...