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Italy Blocks Chinese Chatbot DeepSeek
The Italian regulator has obstructed a Chinese application with built-in expert system DeepSeek.
This was reported by the local regulator Garante.
The emergency order entered effect immediately to secure the personal data of Italians.
The decision comes 2 days after Italy sent a request about how DeepSeek uses users’ personal data. The local regulator asked what data is collected, why, and whether it is stored in China. However, the Chinese company’s action was deemed “entirely insufficient”. They said they do not run in Italy which European law does not apply to them.
The DeepSeek app has actually been missing from digital shops in Italy given that January 29. The web version, however, stayed readily available – and it is still offered today.
The Italian paper la Repubblica writes that the main page of DeepSeek states that usersʼ individual information is kept on servers in China, the content of chats with the bot can be utilized to train its algorithms, and the service must not be utilized by children under 14. However, the Italian regulator requested additional details, which it did not get.
What is DeepSeek?
On January 27, DeepSeek overtook ChatGPT to end up being the most popular totally 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 shop for Nvidia A100 chips, which are now prohibited from being exported to China. Media reports suggest that this may have triggered him to release DeepSeek, combining those chips with more affordable, lower-end ones that are still available for import.
DeepSeek is based upon the open-source DeepSeek-V3 model. Some professionals state that the model was established for less than $6 million – competitors invest far more. However, other professionals dispute this information.