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

The DeepSeek chatbot, which a China-based startup developed, has astounded industry insiders and upended financial markets since it was released last month.

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