Australia issued a statement that requires all government entities to prevent the access, use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services on Australian government systems and mobile devices.

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup poses security risks, the government said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY: Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said on Wednesday (Feb 5), citing privacy and malware risks posed by China's breakout AI programme.