U.S. lawmakers move to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices

A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood and Josh Gottheimer to ban China’s DeepSeek AI software from government devices due to national security concerns, citing espionage risks. DeepSeek, a CCP-affiliated company, is accused of acquiring and storing U.S. user data for potential use by Chinese authorities, with hidden code that could send information to China Mobile. DeepSeek’s ability to produce advanced AI results at a low cost has caused alarm, sparking a debate on the company’s development costs and the potential threat it poses to American data security.

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