US orders federal agencies to stop using China's DeepSeek AI tools
The US government has told its agencies to stop using AI tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, according to the Guardian.
The US government has directed federal agencies to stop using AI tools made by the Chinese startup DeepSeek, the Guardian reports. The order came on Monday.
A notice from the Department of Homeland Security covers DeepSeek's own products and tools that third parties built using DeepSeek. The Guardian reports the notice says they must be removed from IT devices.
The Guardian reports the defense department said use of the tools "may result in the transfer of sensitive data" to China.
BBC News describes DeepSeek as a powerful, popular and relatively inexpensive AI model from China. It frames the ban as part of continuing tech tension between the US and China. The Guardian says the two countries are racing for dominance in the sector.
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- BBC NewsUS bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continuesMon, Oct 19, 2:21 PM EDT
- The GuardianUS bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agenciesTue, Oct 20, 8:33 AM EDT
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