Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup poses security risks, the government said on Tuesday.

Australia issued a statement that requires all government entities to prevent the access, use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services on Australian government systems and mobile devices.

China has reacted with fury after the Australian government moved to ban the controversial Chinese AI company DeepSeek from all of its government systems and devices on national security grounds.