When asked if the government was planning to ban Chinese AI platform DeepSeek like Chinese social media app TikTok, Jaishankar said he would choose to be evasive now.
In his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Chadha called for India to become an AI producer by developing indigenous AI chips, establishing an AI Infrastructure Fund, and curbing the migration of top-tier AI talent.
The model, which was released on open source outperformed DeepSeek's R1, which boasts 671 billion parameters, in areas such as mathematics, coding and general problem-solving
The bench led by the Chief Justice of Delhi observed that users have the option to refrain from using the Chinese AI platform if it poses a threat stating that if it is so harmful, you are not compelled to use it. There is no basis for requesting an urgent hearing, said the court.
India faces significant challenges in developing large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) models and remains heavily dependent on foreign technology, according to a report by Motilal Oswal.
Recent developments in China's AI and big data, exemplified by the new DeepSeek AI model, are set to enhance the government's surveillance capabilities, even outside its borders, as reported by the National Endowment for Democracy on February 11, as cited by RFA.
South Korea's Personal Information Commission said that DeepSeek has accepted the proposal to suspend downloads of the AI Chatbot after it acknowledged that DeepSeek had failed to comply with the personal data protection rules, Al Jazeera reported.
The petition claims that within a month of its launch, several vulnerabilities were discovered in DeepSeek, leading to the leak of over one million pieces of sensitive personal data online.
Australia has banned the Chinese tech company DeepSeek from providing services on government systems and devices, citing national security concerns, according to a report by the Global Times.
The South Korean finance ministry announced plans to block access to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, citing concerns over data collection, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday, citing a ministry official.
New Delhi [India], February 5: In a historic breakthrough for artificial intelligence, India's Decima Technologies has emerged as the world's first company to successfully achieve Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI), surpassing global tech giants such as OpenAI, Apple, Google, DeepSeek, Meta