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This article details a specific federal mandate banning DeepSeek's AI models from U.S. civilian agencies due to national security concerns regarding data exfiltration and supply chain risks. The decision highlights the growing intersection of geopolitical tensions and AI deployment, specifically focusing on the vetting of open-source models from non-aligned nations within government infrastructure.
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. 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.
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. DeepSeek doesn’t even make…
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