Deepseek

 The week of the inauguration brought a lot of emotional turmoil for many of our American citizens. Some good emotions, some bad. But at the same time, a popular social media platform, Tik Tok, was warning its users that there was a ban coming and they would no longer have access to their content. During this short ban of just a few hours the Sunday before the inauguration, users were unable to reach their content and were very frustrated and decided to seek their content elsewhere.

Here's where Deepseek came into play.

Deepseek is an AI alternative that allows users to interact with a platform like Tik Tok but with the communication like ChatGPT. Its very smart and a whole lot cheaper to run than the usual AI chatbots we have access to here in America.

Deepseek has been around for a while but during the time frame of the TikTok ban and leading up to that point, there was a burst of downloads for the app. This creates a huge security issue for users. There is fear that the Chinese government is watching our devices, collecting our data, and spying on our country through this app.

Use this as a time to educate yourself and your family on the dangers of letting yourself get sucked into these types of apps that feed the dopamine receptors in your brain and allow you to let your guard down when communicating.

1) Don't ever, ever, tell an AI chatbot, or any unknown person for that matter, your full name, address, location, or send a photo.

2) Don't share any passwords with anyone! In fact, go change your password right now to something more difficult that includes some characters and upper and lowercase.

3) Check out my blog post about AI chatbots.

4) Set a timer or reminder to get off your devices, and teach your family to do the same. Make it a habit of refreshing your brain with some physical activity, a good book, or talking face to face with your family.

Keep yourselves safe and stay away from AI chatbots! (I'm looking at you, Google Gemini)

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