Using DeepSeek is a ‘personal choice,’ UK govt says amid South Korea ban: Report

Downloading the Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek is a “personal choice” for the public, the UK government has said, according to a report by British news agency PA Media.

This comes at a time when South Korea became the latest country to limit access to the new AI app due to privacy concerns. New downloads of the app have been paused in the country. The UK government has however said that it is keeping new technologies under constant review.

When DeepSeek was released earlier this year, it completely shook the AI world as it claimed to offer similar performance to established Silicon Valley giants such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, but for a fraction of the developmental costs.