World Feb 17 South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps due to privacy concerns By Associated Press
Politics Feb 06 House lawmakers propose DeepSeek ban on U.S. government devices Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics. By Matt Brown, Associated Press
World Feb 05 Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese Mobile, telecom banned from operating in U.S. The chatbot's web login page contains heavily obfuscated computer script that when deciphered shows connections to computer infrastructure owned by China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company. By Byron Tau, Associated Press
World Jan 28 Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s chatbot sparks discussion about AI competition Observers are eager to see whether the Chinese company has matched America's leading AI companies at a fraction of the cost. By Kanis Leung, Associated Press
Nation Jan 27 Watch 5:50 Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shakes up industry and disrupts financial markets A China-based artificial intelligence startup is shaking up the industry. It’s called DeepSeek and its biggest advantage, analysts say, is that it can operate at a lower cost than American AI models like ChatGPT. It's disrupting markets and raising national… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Jan 27 Tech stocks tank as Chinese AI competitor makes its debut By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 dropped 1.5 percent, dragged down in large part by a 16.9 percent fall for Nvidia. Other Big Tech stocks also took heavy losses. Continue reading
Jan 27 What is DeepSeek? Here’s a quick guide to the Chinese AI company By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Some U.S. tech industry observers worry the Chinese startup has caught up with the American companies at the forefront of generative AI at a fraction of the cost. Continue reading