DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says decision follows advice from intelligence agencies and is not in response to AI chatbot's country of origin, China

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DeepSeek will be banned from all federal government devices as the Albanese government cracks down on the Chinese AI chatbot, citing unspecified national security risks.

The launch of DeepSeek's AI generative chatbot rocked US tech stocks last week amid concerns about censorship and data security.

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