The prime minister’s bumbling answer to a press club question on Australia’s engagement in the AI arms race shows how complacent political and business leaders are.

Prominent technology chiefs offer their views on the sudden rise of DeepSeek: it’s a game changer, competition is good and expect more market gyrations.

Chinese AI shooting star DeepSeek has made headlines for its R1 chatbot’s supposed low cost and high performance, but also its claim to be a

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeep became the top-rated free app on Apple play store in the United States, leading to a crash in the US stock market.

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The rising popularity of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI platform, has raised data privacy concerns. While Australia has asked users to be cautious, Italy’s Data Protection Agency has posed questions about how the chatbot uses personal data.

Trump's Stargate AI initiative has resulted in backlash, including from Elon Musk. But what is it and how could it affect Australian AI?

The company has surged in popularity, with technology it claims is on par with competitors such as OpenAI and Meta's most advanced models.

Shares for leading US chip firm Nvidia dropped by almost 17% on Monday after the emergence of DeepSeek stunned Silicon Valley.

US tech stocks were steady on Tuesday after they slumped on Monday following the sudden rise of Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek. Shares in chip giant Nvidia rose by 8.8%, having slumped on Monday, as experts said the AI selloff may have been an over-reaction.

Putting a man on the moon was a spectacle to prove American dominance. In the same way, China’s success with AI makes a bigger statement: “Our way works better.”