DeepSeek & national security concerns ?

ibose said:
The option is there to continue the work. If it's popular and valuable enough you do not need to depend on China at all. I have not read the licensing but you should be able to fork it even now.
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The threat here as I can see it from a US pov is not to allow China to get a lead in this space or more to the point.

Set the standard for the world
 
blr_p said:
The threat here as I can see it from a US pov is not to allow China to get a lead in this space or more to the point.

Set the standard for the world
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I was not commenting on the Geopolitics of it .. I was responding to the option one has if they left us high and dry.
 
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ibose said:
I was not commenting on the Geopolitics of it ..
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This is what this thread is about.

The strategic implications of deepseek stealing a lead in the AI space with the help of western and/or other non Chinese collaboration
ibose said:
I was responding to the option one has if they left us high and dry.
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This is the simpler part of the problem. The answer is evident and people pretty much fold their hands after that
 
Got this in mail today morning from Perplexity.

This model is hosted on servers based in the US and Europe, meaning that your data is not shared with the model provider or with China. Furthermore, we have eliminated all censorship on answers. You can ask it about any topic, even ones that are censored on the DeepSeek app, giving you unbiased and accurate answers.
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New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea, data protection agency says​


South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency's rules on protecting personal data.

The service of the app will be resumed once improvements are made in accordance with the country's privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said in a media briefing.

The measure that came into force on Saturday aims to block new downloads of the app, the agency said, though DeepSeek's web service remains accessible in the country.

The Chinese startup appointed legal representatives last week in South Korea and had acknowledged partially neglecting considerations of the country's data protection law, the PIPC said.

Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, said last month it had ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot in the country after failing to address the regulator's concerns over its privacy policy.
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

When asked about earlier moves by South Korean government departments to block DeepSeek, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told a briefing on February 6 that the Chinese government attached great importance to data privacy and security and protected it in accordance with the law.

The spokesperson also said Beijing would never ask any company or individual to collect or store data in breach of laws.

Source:https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ce-deepseek-2025-02-17/?utm_source=reddit.com
 
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