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(LEAD) Ministries, gov't agencies join in move to block access to DeepSeek
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SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Environment and other government agencies on Thursday joined a move to block access to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek amid concerns about user data collection.
The ministry blocked access to DeepSeek from its internet-connected PCs from 9 a.m. on the day, though it did not take such a measure for other generative AIs, such as OpenAI and ChatGPT.
"The intelligence authorities have asked for caution in using DeepSeek, as its personal information collection system is not yet clearly known," a ministry official said.
The Board of Audit and Inspection, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and the Ministry of Government Legislation also blocked access to DeepSeek, citing concerns of leakage of personal data to the Chinese service.
Since the interior ministry asked central government ministries and 17 local governments on Tuesday to be cautious about using generative AIs, such as DeepSeek, the foreign, trade, defense and finance ministries have blocked access to the Chinese AI so far.
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