Trump administration orders ban on DeepSeek in federal agencies
The Department of Homeland Security has ordered artificial intelligence technology from the Chinese company DeepSeek Ltd. be removed from all federal civilian agencies.
Proof3 independent outlets
Key points
- The order, published on the Federal Register website today, warned that DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” that could give the Chinese Communist Party “extensive authority” to access American government infrastructure. [...]
- The post Trump administration orders ban on DeepSeek in federal agencies appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Sources (3)
- [1]Trump administration orders ban on DeepSeek in federal agenciesSiliconANGLE: AI · Oct 20, 12:47 AM
The Department of Homeland Security has ordered artificial intelligence technology from the Chinese company DeepSeek Ltd. be removed from all federal civilian agencies.
The order, published on the Federal Register website today, warned that DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” that could give the Chinese Communist Party “extensive authority” to access American government infrastructure. [...]
- [2]US bans Deepseek technology across federal civilian agenciesThe Decoder · Oct 20, 11:34 AM
- [3]US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systemsTechCrunch: AI · Oct 20, 01:07 PM
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