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Italy Blocks Chinese Chatbot DeepSeek
The Italian regulator has actually blocked a Chinese application with integrated synthetic intelligence DeepSeek.
This was reported by the local regulator Garante.
The emergency situation order came into effect instantly to protect the personal information of Italians.
The decision comes two days after Italy sent out a request about how DeepSeek utilizes users’ individual data. The local regulator asked what data is collected, why, and whether it is stored in China. However, the Chinese business’s action was considered “completely inadequate”. They stated they do not run in Italy which European law does not apply to them.
The DeepSeek app has been missing from digital shops in Italy since January 29. The web variation, nevertheless, remained available – and it is still available today.
The Italian paper la Repubblica composes that the main page of DeepSeek states that usersʼ personal data is kept on servers in China, the material of chats with the bot can be used to train its algorithms, and the service needs to not be utilized by children under 14. However, the Italian regulator requested extra information, which it did not get.
What is DeepSeek?
On January 27, DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT to become the most popular totally free app on the App Store. On the exact same day, the Chinese chatbot underwent a massive cyberattack.
DeepSeek was established in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, a 40-year-old graduate of the School of Information and Electronic Engineering. He established a store for Nvidia A100 chips, which are now prohibited from being exported to China. Media reports suggest that this may have prompted him to launch DeepSeek, combining those chips with cheaper, lower-end ones that are still readily available for import.
is based upon the open-source DeepSeek-V3 model. Some experts state that the model was developed for less than $6 million – competitors invest a lot more. However, other professionals contest this info.