This is because there are concerns that the extensive user data collected by Deepseek may be leaked to China.
This is the first time that the two departments have acted in unison. An official from the relevant department said on the 5th, "Foreign affairs and trade-related departments have independently decided to restrict access to deep seek on computers that can connect to the outside world.
The Ministry of National Defense also explained, "Numerous technical concerns have been raised both at home and abroad about Deepseek, and we have taken measures to block access only to Internet PCs used by the military for business purposes."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had not been able to confirm the specific details of the measures, but added that "relevant departments are currently reviewing the overall security aspects regarding deep seeking."
These ministries and agencies handle a lot of confidential information in the fields of diplomacy and trade.
Amid growing concerns that the use of AI could lead to the leakage of business information
This is being interpreted as a measure to restrict access to Deepseek by government ministries and agencies. Prior to this, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety issued a notice to the central government and 17 local governments on the previous day to "restrict access to Deepseek and Chi
The request included the following points: Avoid inputting personal information into the AI, and
The document is said to contain the message that results produced by AI should not be blindly trusted.
An official from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said, "(The request) includes a request that we ask that you be careful when using chat GPT and generative AI such as deep seek in the workplace."
However, the document does not include any content that specifically requires that deep seeking be restricted in its use.
DeepSeek uses the user's device information, IP address, and keyboard input data during the AI learning process.
It has been pointed out that China is collecting all kinds of information, such as turns, and storing them on servers in China. In response, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and the state of Texas in the United States are using government-owned equipment to store the information.
The United States has banned the use of deep seeking in its app marketplace, and Italy has blocked it entirely. The UK and other EU countries are also closely monitoring the situation.
Public institutions have already blocked Deepseek. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power posted on its internal business network on the 1st that it was "blocking China's AI
In addition, there have been a number of cases of companies in Korea banning the use of Deepseek.
Kakao, which announced the partnership, recently announced that it would ban the use of Deepseek for internal business purposes.
This is the first case of this kind. LG Uplus also published a document on the same day banning the use of deep seek. Major companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK, and LG Electronics have not yet adopted the use of deep seek.
The company develops and uses its own AI, and the use of unauthorized external programs on its in-house computers is prohibited.
2025/02/06 07:06 KST
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