[SIMONE DEL ROSARIO]

CHINA’S DEEPSEEK A-I BLINDSIDED THE COMPETITION BY SHOOTING TO THE TOP OF APPLE’S APP STORE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE AI ASSISTANT DETHRONED OPENAI’S CHAT G-P-T IN THE PROCESS BUT NOT EVERYONE WILL GET TO USE THE NEW APP.

THE U-S NAVY IS BANNING ITS “SHIPMATES” FROM USING, DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THE APP “IN ANY CAPACITY.” THAT’S ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL SEEN BY CNBC. A U-S NAVY SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMED TO THE OUTLET THE EMAIL IS REAL AND IN LINE WITH THE BRANCH’S GENERATIVE A-I POLICY. 

THE “ALL-HANDS” MEMO SENT OUT FRIDAY CITES SECURITY AND ETHICAL CONCERNS WITH THE MODEL KNOWN AS DEEPSEEK R-1. THE NAVY SPECIFICALLY POINTS OUT THE APP’S ORIGIN, CHINA. 

LIKE WITH TIKTOK, AMERICAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY LAW THAT REQUIRES COMPANIES TO SHARE ANY USER DATA WITH THE GOVERNMENT IF THE CCP REQUESTS IT.

CYBERSECURITY ANALYSTS HAVE WARNED DEEPSEEK IS CAPABLE OF TRACKING DETAILED INFORMATION DOWN TO A USER’S KEYSTROKE.

THE BOMBSHELL RELEASE OF THE NEW REASONING MODEL RIVALS TECH FROM OPEN A-I. ITS MILLENNIAL CREATOR SAYS IT WAS BUILT AT A FRACTION OF THE COST SPENT BY ITS AMERICAN COUNTERPART.

ALSO, UNLIKE CHAT G-P-T, BEIJING’S RIVAL APP IS COMPLETELY FREE FOR USERS.  CHATGPT HAS A FREE VERSION BUT REQUIRES A PAID SUBSCRIPTION FOR ADDITIONAL FEATURES.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS CALLED THE SUDDEN RISE OF DEEPSEEK “A WAKE-UP CALL” FOR BIG TECH IN AMERICA AND SUGGESTED IT MAY SPUR MORE U-S INNOVATION.

BILLIONAIRE TECH VENTURE CAPITALIST MARC ANDREESSEN COMPARED THE CHINESE APP’S EMERGENCE TO A “SPUTNIK MOMENT.” FOR THAT REFERENCE, WE GO BACK TO 1957, WHEN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION BEAT THE U-S IN GETTING A MAN-MADE SATELLITE ORBITING EARTH.

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