SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, which temporarily suspended its service in South Korea amid controversy over its data management, was found to have transferred Korean user information to several companies in China and the United States without permission, the state data protection watchdog said Thursday. It was also [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are entering the competitive field of AI reasoning models, following the global excitement sparked by DeepSeek’s breakthrough R1 model. Upstage, a South Korean AI startup, plans to release its reasoning-focused AI model in the latter half of 2025, according to industry sources. This follows LG AI Research’s March [...]
AI Integrated Server (Available March 27) and Cloud AI Platform (Launching April 18) Eliminate GPU Costs and Lower AI Adoption Barriers KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”), a leading innovator in AI-driven enterprise solutions, announces its upcoming AI Integrated Server and AI Cloud Platform, designed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) were set to discuss Tuesday ways to improve competitiveness in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. During their consultations, the two sides are expected to review AI trends and strategies related to DeepSeek, China’s generative AI service, and discuss ways to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it has temporarily suspended the local service of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek over concerns about its data collection practices. The Personal Information Protection Commission said the service was suspended at 6 p.m. Saturday and will be resumed after “improvements and remedies” are made [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In a revealing test of China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot, DeepSeek has drawn criticism for its inconsistent and politically charged responses to sensitive questions about historical and territorial disputes in East Asia. The AI, which garnered attention last month for reportedly outperforming ChatGPT in certain capabilities, responded to queries about [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Privacy watchdogs and government agencies are raising alarms about DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence platform, amid reports of extensive data collection practices. However, tech enthusiasts and small businesses are increasingly turning to the platform’s open-source models as an alternative. According to DeepSeek’s privacy policy released on February 9, the platform [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has issued a warning regarding the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek, citing significant security vulnerabilities, including the unrestricted sharing of personal data with advertisers and inconsistencies in responses to sensitive questions based on language settings. In a statement released on February [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment on Thursday joined many other government ministries in blocking 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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The finance ministry plans to block access to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, a ministry official said Thursday, in the latest of Seoul’s restrictions on the use of the service among officials amid data collection concerns. “Due to multiple technical concerns raised about DeepSeek from home and [...]