- Chinese Chatbot Deepseek is prohibited for Microsoft -employees
- Security and propaganda relate to Microsoft quoted by Microsoft
- Government bodies have also banned the model
In a Senate consultation relating to AI capacities, Vice President and President of Microsoft Brad Smith has revealed that the company’s employees are not authorized to use the Deepseek app.
With reference to data on data security and propaganda, Smith noted that Microsoft also does not offer Deepseek in his App Store, arguing that there is a risk that user data will be stored in China and that Deepse’s response to user surveys could be affected by “Chinese propaganda.”
Several state agencies have also banned the controversial AI model, including the US Ministry of Commerce and the US Navy – and “No Deepseek on Government Devices Act” could soon see this expanded further.
Security risks
AI models such as Deepseek and Chatgpt have been criticized for being a bit of a privacy nightmare, especially considering the information users feed into chatbots – and the personal data that the models collect and store.
The US Congress specifically described Deepseek as an “in -depth threat” against national security and privacy and collects huge amounts of data, including “chat history, device details and even the way a person writes.”
“Other inspection reveals that the Siphoner Data app back to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) creates safety vulnerability for its users and depends on a model that hidden censors and manipulates information under Chinese law,” the congress reports.
Deepseek’s privacy policy confirms that it stores data on Chinese servers and the data is subject to Chinese law, ensuring cooperation with Chinese intelligence agencies.
The model also censoring strongly topics that are sensitive to Chinese security.
The chatbot also suffered a significant data violation that exposed over a million items and was fed the worries of AI models and control and protection of user information.
Via Techcrunch
