Norwegian parliament bans Chinese chatbot DeepSeek over security concerns

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Norway’s Stortinget has prohibited the use of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek on all phones, tablets and computers with access to parliamentary systems after the national security authority warned of data‐protection risks. Denmark’s Folketinget similarly advises members and staff to uninstall DeepSeek from any issued devices.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The article involves an AI system (DeepSeek chatbot) and its use within a governmental context. The decision to ban the chatbot on official devices is a preventive action based on concerns about potential data privacy and security risks, which could lead to harm if realized. Since no actual harm has occurred yet, but there is a credible risk of future harm, this qualifies as an AI Hazard. The event is not merely general AI news or a product launch, but a specific response to a plausible risk associated with an AI system's use.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceRobustness & digital securityRespect of human rightsTransparency & explainabilityAccountabilityDemocracy & human autonomy

Industries
Government, security, and defenceDigital securityIT infrastructure and hosting

Affected stakeholders
Government

Harm types
Human or fundamental rightsPublic interest

Severity
AI hazard

AI system task:
Interaction support/chatbotsContent generation


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