South Korea is looking to create a near self-sufficient AI industry and position its technology as an alternative to China ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to ...

During DeepSeek's presence in South Korea, it transferred user data to several firms in China and the U.S. without obtaining the necessary consent from users or disclosing the practice, the PIPC said.

South Korea has become the latest country to introduce a ban of the popular Chinese AI app DeepSeek over data protection concerns. It follows significant pushback against the chatbot, which ...

South Korea’s personal data protection watchdog has announced that downloads of the popular Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have been banned in the country.

Nam said the commission did not have an estimate on the number of DeepSeek users in South Korea. A recent analysis by Wiseapp Retail found that DeepSeek was used by about 1.2 million smartphone ...

SEOUL, South Korea — DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address ...

Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, China, on Jan. 28, 2025.