Delhi HC says no to early hearing on plea over DeepSeek ban in India - ET Telecom
2025-02-25
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The Delhi High Court refused an expedited hearing on a petition seeking to block DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI chatbot accused of leaks of sensitive personal and government data. The bench ruled no urgency, advising users to avoid the platform until the regular hearing, scheduled for April.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article involves an AI system (DeepSeek chatbot) and a legal plea concerning its access, but there is no indication that the AI system has caused any direct or indirect harm yet. The court's refusal for early hearing suggests no urgent harm or incident has materialized. Therefore, this is a potential future risk scenario related to the AI system, but no harm has occurred or is imminent as per the article. This fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as the development or use of the AI system could plausibly lead to harm, but no incident has occurred yet.[AI generated]