US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues
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DeepSeek is a powerful, popular and relatively inexpensive artificial intelligence model out of China.
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A government data center with rows of servers humming quietly, a large banner on the wall reading 'Authorized AI: Everything Except DeepSeek'.
Caption: Because nothing says 'security' like a loophole big enough to drive a supercomputer through.
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Based on the original story on bbc.co.uk.
Editor's note
Who knew the AI world was having a cold war with chatbots trading frosty glares across the digital divide? DeepSeek might be a marvel of tech ingenuity, but in the great game of international tech politics, it seems you’re either with us or... well, you’re on the other team.
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(a) What the subject of this story actually is and does: DeepSeek is a powerful and inexpensive Chinese artificial intelligence model that is widely used for various applications, such as language processing, image recognition, and other AI-driven tasks. (b) The ONE real irony or absurdity in the news: The irony lies in the fact that a powerful AI tool developed by China, which is relatively inexpensive and popular, is now banned by the US government due to geopolitical tensions, despite its widespread use and usefulness. (c) The single funniest observation that becomes the highlight: The highlight is the absurdity of a US government official using a generic office desk calendar to mark the ban on DeepSeek AI, highlighting the bureaucratic and mundane nature of such a significant decision. ---
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*The interior of a generic office, with a desk, a chair, and a calendar on the wall. A government official is seated at the desk, staring intently at a laptop screen, with a stack of papers and a cup of coffee nearby.*
Narrator: DeepSeek? Never heard of it.
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*The official picks up a desk calendar and flips through the pages, looking for a suitable date to make an important note.*
Narrator: Let’s mark this on the calendar.
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*The official writes a note on the calendar next to the current date, which reads: The official looks up, shaking their head slightly.*
Narrator: Banned: DeepSeek AI. 11/10/23
Narrator: Guess we won't be using that anymore.
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