Taiwan Prohibits Government Use of Chinese AI Services Examine Security Issues in Depth

The Chinese AI service DeepSeek has been prohibited by Taiwan’s government due to security concerns about data transit and possible information leaks.

The artificial intelligence (AI) service offered by Chinese firm DeepSeek has been banned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs for use by government agencies due to national security concerns.

The ministry issued a warning in a statement on Friday that DeepSeek’s AI activities entail cross-border data transmission, raising concerns about possible information leaks.

According to the ministry, DeepSeek’s AI service is a Chinese product that compromises the nation’s information security because it operates through cross-border transmission, information leakage, and other issues.

Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over the self-governing island, along with persistent military and political threats, have made Taiwan wary of Chinese technology for a long time. As technology advances, the ministry promised to keep an eye on them and modify its security measures as necessary.

DeepSeek’s AI service is being examined outside of Taiwan. The privacy watchdog in South Korea has revealed plans to probe the business regarding how it handles user data. In the meantime, DeepSeek’s data practices are being investigated by regulators in France, Italy, and Ireland.

The AI assistant developed by DeepSeek has become very popular in spite of increasing regulatory constraints. Its free AI chatbot overtook OpenAI’s ChatGPT in terms of downloads on the Apple App Store on Monday. The market value of chipmaker Nvidia dropped by a record $593 billion in a single day as a result of the big sell-off in US tech companies that accompanied the popularity boom.