Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek
Taiwan's Digital Ministry has urged government departments to avoid using DeepSeek's AI service due to security concerns, stating it 'endangers national information security' and involves 'cross-border transmission and information leakage'.
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Countries including France, Italy, and South Korea are investigating DeepSeek's use of personal data, with Italy blocking its model from processing data of Italian users.
Taiwan Semiconductor's total U.S. investment is now $65 billion, and the company has joined the U.S. in restricting access to its AI technology in China.
Taiwan has banned all its government agencies and critical infrastructure providers from using the technology of Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek.