Washington bars federal technology systems from using DeepSeek artificial intelligence
Published 1d ago · Latest report 2h ago · Regulation
Affects United States and China · Covered in 3 countries
Washington banned the DeepSeek artificial intelligence app from all federal information technology systems.
Washington prohibited civilian federal agencies from running the Chinese artificial intelligence application DeepSeek on official information technology networks. The Department of Homeland Security issued the restriction to protect government networks from potential foreign security risks. Officials implemented the directive immediately across all departments.
- The restrictionCivilian federal departments must remove the software from all official hardware.
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Governments increasingly scrutinize foreign-developed software over data security and espionage concerns, prompting tighter controls on consumer and enterprise technologies deployed across public infrastructure.
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The Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to prohibit the DeepSeek artificial intelligence application on their information technology systems.
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