South Korea removes Deepseek from app stores over privacy concerns.

  • 2025-02-28 08:00:00
  • BBC News

Deepseek, the Chinese artificial intelligence that has recently achieved a fair amount of success worldwide, has been removed from app stores in South Korea due to some privacy issues. The system in question enjoys a certain fame due to its completely free nature, an ever-appreciated feature that has allowed it to reach the top of the list of most downloaded apps.

This sudden fame has inevitably caused some concern within the tech industry - large companies have felt threatened by this new competitor and, as a result, have focused their resources on several investigations regarding Deepseek. Given the ambiguity of the AI in question, several states have acted accordingly - South Korea, before removing the app completely, banned Deepseek downloads on work devices, especially within government agencies.

Undoubtedly, Deepseek comes as a considerable shock - this artificial intelligence is not only going to affect the individual user, but the industry at large.