US Orders Federal Agencies to Remove DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns
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Updated 11m agoConsensus Brief
The U.S. government has mandated federal civilian agencies to cease the purchase and use of products and services from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek due to national security risks. This order extends to third-party products utilizing DeepSeek technology, with exceptions available upon request. Concerns center around the potential accessibility of sensitive U.S. government data by Chinese authorities under local laws.
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11m ago
New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Tue, 20 Oc ("US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems").
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