The Trump administration is weighing a ban on the Chinese AI chatbox DeepSeek.
The ban would prevent U.S. government devices from accessing the AI chat box.
Talks of banning DeepSeek come as U.S. officials are concerned over how the company stores users’ data on servers in China.
Officials are also looking into banning the on Apple and Google app stores.
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BREAKING: 21 state attorneys general including Florida have called on congress to pass a law banning DeepSeek on government devices saying the app could be another tool for Chinese spies to attack America’s national security. pic.twitter.com/C0QRT1bkeR
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Check out what Reuters reported:
The Trump administration is weighing a ban on Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from U.S. government devices over national-security concerns, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.U.S. officials are worried about DeepSeek’s handling of user data, which the company says it stores in servers located in China, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news.
Administration officials are also considering banning the chatbot from app stores and putting limits on how U.S.-based cloud service providers could offer DeepSeek’s AI models to their customers, the Journal said, adding that those discussions are still at an early stage.DeepSeek’s low-cost AI models triggered a major sell-off in global equity markets in January, as investors worried that its arrival could threaten current AI market leaders.
A group of 21 state attorneys general urged Congress on Thursday to pass a bill to bar government devices from downloading and using DeepSeek artificial intelligence software on government devices.
US mulling a ban on Chinese app DeepSeek from government devices, source says https://t.co/B0qYhGoFRH pic.twitter.com/p77rZmNyQY
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Per The New York Post:
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.The Trump administration is reportedly “likely” to ban Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from US government devices due to national security concerns.
As The Post reported, cybersecurity experts have warned that DeepSeek could pose an even greater threat to national security and the data privacy of American users than TikTok.
DeepSeek’s own terms of service reveal that it collects vast troves of user data ranging from IP addresses to keystrokes and then stores the information on servers in China — where they are subject to government laws requiring the startup to share data with investigators upon request.
