Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup poses security risks, the government said on Tuesday.

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said Wednesday, citing privacy and malware risks posed by China's breakout AI program.

Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices, becoming one of the first countries to take direct action against a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook Silicon Valley and global markets this year.

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices and systems over what it says is the security risk the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup poses. DeepSeek stunned the world in January when it unveiled a chatbot which matched the performance level of US rivals, while claiming it had a much lower training cost.

Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek has garnered similar privacy and security concerns as the Chinese social media app TikTok, and Congress may act similarly with the new technology. The two leaders of the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence Committee are set to announce a bill that would ban the app

US lawmakers on Thursday brought forth a bill seeking to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence program, DeepSeek, from being used on government devices. This comes amid concerns over user data security.