Taiwan bans the use of DeepSeek in government agencies, citi...

TAIWAN: Taiwan has prohibited its public sector workers and those employed in key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, citing concerns that it is a Chinese product that could endanger national security. DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month. It boasts capabilities comparable to leading AI models in the United States yet at a significantly lower investment cost. This has raised international concerns, with several countries, including South Korea, Ireland, France, Australia, and Italy, questioning the Chinese AI startup's data management practices. Additionally, it has failed multiple researchers' safety tests, including those targeting cybercrime, misinformation, illegal activities, and general harm. Cisco, the team that conducted these tests, expressed their concern. "The results were alarming: DeepSeek R1 exhibited a 100% attack success rate, meaning it failed to blo...