DeepSeek R1, the reasoning model of China’s AI startup which claims to offer performance on par with industry's leading models at a fraction of the cost, is now available on the US search engine startup Perplexity AI, and it will support deep web research.

Perplexity AI makes a self-hosted version of the Chinese DeepSeek R1 reasoning model available for use on its AI search engine

Aravind Srinivas, a co-founder of Perplexity AI, took to Twitter to address concerns over DeepSeek’s data privacy policies after a viral screenshot of its privacy policy stirred debate. The policy highlighted that DeepSeek collects user input and stores some of it on servers located in China, raising questions about security and transparency.

In another post, the company confirmed that it hosts DeepSeek "in US/EU data centers - your data never leaves Western servers," assuring users that their data would be safe if usi

Security experts are urging people to be cautious if considering using emerging AI chatbot DeepSeek because of the app’s links to China and the potential implications for personal data. The chatbot has upended the AI market with its emergence as a rival to the likes of ChatGPT and OpenAI,