The US ordered federal civilian agencies to remove Chinese startup DeepSeek's products and third-party services built on its technology, citing national security concerns including possible data transfer to China; China protested the ban.
The Department of Homeland Security ordered that AI technology from Chinese company DeepSeek be removed from all federal civilian agencies, according to an order published on the Federal Register.
Why it matters: The order bars a Chinese AI provider's technology from federal civilian agencies.
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US orders federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI technology
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“The Department of Homeland Security has ordered artificial intelligence technology from the Chinese company DeepSeek Ltd. be removed from all federal civilian agencies.”
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