‘Don’t Give it Personal Information’: Minister’s Warning on DeepSeek

Clare O‘Neil said she was more of a ’ChatGPT girl.’

1/29/2025|Updated: 1/29/2025

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Australian cabinet minister Clare O'Neil is the latest Labor minister to warn Australians about privacy risks when using the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek.

DeepSeek, launched on Jan. 20, is controlled by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence in China.

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Monica O’Shea

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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]

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