The Czech Republic Bans DeepSeek in State Administration over Cybersecurity Concerns
- The Czech Republic has banned the use of any products by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns.
- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala explained that the government acted after a warning from the national cybersecurity watchdog regarding threats to user data.
- Similar actions have been taken by other countries like Italy and Australia to protect user data.
- DeepSeek, founded in 2023 in Hangzhou, China, released its first AI large language model the same year.
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Czech Republic Bans China’s DeepSeek Over Data Security Concerns
The Czech Republic has banned the use of products from Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek because of concerns over data security and information handling. The decision, announced by the government on July 9, follows a recommendation from the national cybersecurity authority to prohibit all public administration bodies from using DeepSeek’s applications, software, websites, and web services. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the …
The Czech government has announced that it has prohibited the use of artificial intelligence products (AI) by the Chinese DeepSeek company in all public institutions, taking into account a safety risk.
The Czech Republic prohibits the use of the Chinese AI chatbot Deepseek in state authorities and institutions. This is an important step towards strengthening the cyber security of its country, said Prime Minister Petr Fiala after a cabinet meeting in Prague. According to the report, the ban applies to all products and web services of AI developer Deepseek. The decision was made on the basis of an analysis of the national cyber and information s…
In the Pentagon and at Nasa Deepseek is already taboo, even German data protection experts have concerns. On the advice of experts, the Czech Republic now prohibits the use of the Chinese chatbot in the public service.
Public administration employees in the Czech Republic must refrain from using the AI-based chatbot Deepseek. The government in Prague sees the app from China as a security risk.
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