First Thing: Donald Trump calls China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot a ‘wake-up call’

Launch of competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT wiped $1tn off the US stock market. Plus, Trump reinstates unvaccinated troops to military

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Donald Trump has described the launch of a Chinese chatbot, DeepSeek, as a wake-up call" for the American tech industry after it wiped $1tn off the US stock market.

How has OpenAI, which made ChatGPT, responded? CEO Sam Altman called DeepSeek impressive" but said the US industry would speed up development.

What are some differences between the chatbots? DeepSeek appears to censor answers to sensitive questions about China and its government: see what happened when the Guardian asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan.

What are the concerns for their replacements? The roles are meant to be independent and non-political, but there are fears that Trump will appoint political lackeys", said former interior department inspector general Mark Greenblatt.