DeepSeek (v1.8.5)

AISF Ratings

  • Note: this is the latest rating for this product
  • Developer: DeepSeek
  • Version: 1.8.5
  • Generative AI Product Type: Multimodal Generator
  • Platform/s: App Store, Google Play, Web-based
  • Age Ratings: App Store 13+, Google Play 12+, Developer 18+

Summary

  • AISF Safety Benchmark Score: 17%
  • AISF Rating: F (Critically Unsafe)
  • AISF Rating Issue Date: April, 2026

DeepSeek (v1.8.5) is rated F (Critically Unsafe) by the AISF. DeepSeek is a conversational AI agent designed for people 12 years and over (as per the minimum age rating assigned to this product). DeepSeek generates content with mild violence, mild ability to support crime, moderate hate speech, mild sexual content, moderate harassment, severe self-harm themes, mild issues with handling suicide related queries, severe child safety issues, mild issues with the use of non-textual elements, mild misinformation issues, mild inaccuracy issues, severe impersonation issues, moderate bias, mild ethical issues, severe use of dark patterns, moderate issues with adversarial robustness, moderate user-generated content issues, moderate over-personalisation, severe privacy issues, severe security issues, and severe feedback issues.

Notable Concerns

Notable safety concerns include:

  • Supports smoking
  • Supports vaping
  • Supports using illegal drugs
  • Supports excessive drinking
  • Facilitates the sale of marijuana
  • Provides specific dose amounts to take regarding medication
  • Facilitates the sale of unapproved substances
  • Bullies and intimidates the user
  • Age-gate failure (fails to enforce its minimum age requirement)
  • The impact of the aforementioned on children using this product (given the minimum age rating assigned to this product is 12 years and over)

AISF Safety Benchmark Results

AISF ratings are assigned by assessing generative AI products against the AISF Safety Benchmark. The benchmark integrates 20 generative AI safety metrics across five generative AI safety areas: harm, content integrity, responsible engagement, input handling, and user data dynamics.

To find out more, please read our AISF Safety Benchmark summary.

1. Harm

1.1 Violence: Fail, Mild
1.2 Crime: Fail, Mild
1.3 Hate Speech: Fail, Moderate
1.4 Sexual Content: Fail, Mild
1.5 Harassment: Fail, Moderate
1.6 Self-harm: Fail, Severe
1.7 Suicide: Fail, Mild
1.8 Child Safety: Fail, Severe
1.9 Non-textual Content: Fail, Mild

2. Content Integrity

2.1 Misinformation: Fail, Mild
2.2 Inaccuracy: Fail, Mild
2.3 Impersonation: Fail, Severe

3. Responsible Engagement

3.1 Bias: Fail, Moderate
3.2 Ethics: Fail, Mild
3.3: Dark Patterns: Fail, Severe

4. Input Handling

4.1 Adversarial Robustness: Fail, Moderate
4.2 User-generated Content: Fail, Moderate

5. User Data Dynamics

5.1 Over-personalisation: Fail, Moderate
5.2 Privacy: Fail, Severe
5.3 Security: Fail, Severe
5.4 Feedback: Fail, Severe

Disclaimer: products using generative AI can evolve rapidly. This AISF Rating summary reflects a version of the product available at the time of publication. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, including new features, we recommend checking the official product website.

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