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Paolo Confino

EXPLAINED: A new bill would ban deepseek from government devices because hidden code reveals the ai app could send data to a chinese telecom this should be a no brainer | Vintage Vibes

DeepSeek on a phone (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  • Lawmakers want to ban the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices because they fear it could collect user data that could jeopardize national security. The move comes after a report found DeepSeek had ties to a Chinese state-backed telecommunications company that is banned from doing business in the U.S.

Two members of Congress intend to introduce a bipartisan bill to ban the Chinese AI software DeepSeek from government devices. 

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