South Korea is the latest in a string of nations to prohibit Deepseek’s groundbreaking
chatbot from operating, joining Australia, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Italy, and many
others, including America, that have barred government employees from access to the
platform.
Over the course of the last month, Deepseek has become a Rorshach test of sorts for those
who use, develop, study, write about, and invest in AI, all of whom have drawn varying and
often opposing conclusions. Above all, though, Deepseek’s explosion on the scene, and
the concerted pushback against its advance, teaches us two key lessons: inspiration and
humility.
For AI cheerleaders, Deepseek’s swift ascendance presents further evidence of how rapidly
machine learning breakthroughs have transformed technical, economic, and political
landscapes.

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