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Andrew Brown

UNBELIEVABLE: Caution urged on ai assistant as deepseek surges | History Defined

DeepSeek artificial intelligence shot to the top of app stores, but data security remains an issue. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The arrival of Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek may lead to Australia being more competitive in the field, but safety concerns remain, experts say.

The AI assistant - which launched last week - rocketed to the top of app stores, with DeepSeek claiming it uses less data at a fraction of the cost of other services.

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