US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
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Read the full articleThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop using and purchasing AI products from Chinese startup DeepSeek due to national security concerns, extending previous restrictions beyond intelligence systems. The order includes third-party products using DeepSeek technology, while China opposes the move and considers its own export restrictions on AI technologies.

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