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US Government Bars Agencies From Using Chinese Startup DeepSeek
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THE BRIEF
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The US Department of Homeland Security ordered civilian government agencies on Monday to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's products and third-party tools from IT devices.
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The department warned that DeepSeek models present threat vectors and risk transferring sensitive US government and vendor data to China due to extensive legal authority over servers there.
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The prohibition excludes military and intelligence services, while US and China officials agreed in September to establish a communication channel for AI incidents ahead of next month's summit.