South Korea's Industry Ministry Has Temporary Banned Employee Access to Chinese Artificial Intelligence Startup Deepsek Due to Security CONCERNS, A Ministry Office Ent Urges Caution on Generative Ai Services.
The government is issued a notice on tuesday calling for ministry and agencies to exercise caution about using ai services including Deepsek and chatgpt at work, offacials said.
State-R Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said it had blocked use of ai services including Deepsek earlier this month.
The temporary ban makes south korea the latest government to warn about deepsek.
Last Month, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers Called on Australians to be Cutious when Using The Chinese Ai Model While Us Officials are also looking at Deepsek's National Security.
South Korea's Information Privacy Watchdog Plans to Ask Deepsek about how the personal information of users is managed.
Chinese Startup Deepsek's launch of its latest ai models last month sent shockwaves through the tech world. The company says its models are on a par with or better than products developed in the united states and are produced at a fraction of the cost.
Tech Giant Kakao Corp Has Told Its Employees to Refrain from Using Deepsek Due to Security Fears, A Company spokesperson said on Wednesday, a day after the company e Artificial Intelligence Heavyweight Openai.
Korean Tech Companies are Now Being More Careful About Using Generative Ai. Sk Hynix, A Maker of AI Chips, Has Restricted Access to Generative Ai Services, and Allowed Limited Use when Necessary, A Spokesperson Said.
Internet giant naver said it had asked employees not to use generative ai services that store data outside the company.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin, Joyce Lee, Hyonhee Shin, Hyunsu Yim, Writing by Ju-Min Park; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Kate Mayberry and Alex Richardson)