DeepSeek AI is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that has recently gained significant attention. Founded in July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek is backed by High-Flyer Capital Management, a Chinese hedge fund that uses AI for trading decisions. The company focuses on developing open-source large language models (LLMs) and has quickly risen to prominence with its AI models.

DeepSeek has been noted as a more efficient and better-performing rival to OpenAI’s GPT-4o. It was also recognized for costing much less to develop than other technology companies, a development that shocked the AI world.

So, should we all convert to DeepSeek? Increases in performance and efficiency would have less impact on systems, but experts and officials have several concerns.

Here are some of the main issues:

1. National Security: U.S. officials and lawmakers have expressed concerns that DeepSeek AI could pose a threat to national security. The rapid rise of this technology and its Chinese origins have led to worries over data security and privacy.
2. Data Privacy: DeepSeek’s privacy policy states that user data may be stored on servers located in China. This raises concerns about how the data might be used and whether it could be accessed by the Chinese government.
3. Market Impact: The introduction of DeepSeek AI has caused significant fluctuations in the stock market, particularly affecting companies like Nvidia and Tesla. Investors are concerned about the potential impact of Chinese AI advancements on the global market.
4. AI Safety: Some AI safety researchers have raised concerns about DeepSeek’s training methods, which reward the model for correct answers regardless of the comprehensibility of its reasoning process. This could lead to AI systems developing inscrutable ways of reasoning, potentially making them harder to control.
5. Behavioral Influence: There are worries that DeepSeek could be used for behavior change campaigns, disinformation campaigns, and targeted messaging, leveraging the data collected from users.

With the many concerns and upheavals caused by the launch of DeepSeek-V3, it is best to treat this AI as a tool that should not be used for personal information.