South Korea has moved to block access to the Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on government devices due to concerns about security and potential data misuse. The Asian country joins France and Italy in restricting access to DeepSeek’s services,

South Korea has blocked access to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek across government agencies, citing security concerns.

South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily blocked employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.