After Italy, now one more country has banned Chinese AI tool, calling it a threat to national security

Australia has banned all Chinese technology company DeepSeek's service for use in government networks and machines. On Wednesday, Chinese AI experts condemned the move, saying it is ideologically motivated and Western countries cannot evaluate China's technological development in a fair and objective manner. According to the report of Australian media ABC, DeepSeek has been banned on the computers and mobile devices of the Australian federal government, terming it an "unacceptable threat to national security". Italy has also banned DeepSeek.

Under this new ban, all government agencies, except corporate entities like Australia Post and ABC, have been directed to immediately remove all products associated with DeepSeek from their devices. Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told the Guardian that the decision was made on the basis of "protecting government systems and assets" and not because the app was made in China. The ban follows similar steps taken by various US agencies, including NASA the Pentagon, and Italy.

Liu Wei, director of the Human-Machine Interaction and Cognitive Engineering Lab at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said, "Australia's move clearly reflects discrimination motivated by ideology rather than technical concerns. When US federal agencies take steps to control Chinese technology, Australia feels obliged to follow."

Liu Wei further said "If Australia was really talking about technical risks to national security, it should have also banned US company OpenAI and other tech companies that are working with DeepSeek. But there is no indication that the Australian government will take any such action against US AI companies."