CHEAP CHINESE AI MODELS LIKE DEEPSEEK RAISE DATA PRIVACY , NATIONAL SECURITY & ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE CONCERNS IN THE WEST

What happened: A Guardian report cited by GDELT says cheap Chinese AI models from companies such as DeepSeek and Xiaomi are being offered to Western businesses and governments, raising data privacy, national security and economic dependence concerns. Why it matters: The report says DeepSeek's chatbot policy allows personal data to be stored in China and disclosed to Chinese authorities, and it argues the UK should reject cheap Chinese AI and support domestic and EU suppliers. Key numbers: None.

Cheap Chinese AI models like DeepSeek raise Western data privacy, national security, and economic dependence concerns.

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