US Moves to Ban DeepSeek From Government Agency IT Systems Over Security Fears
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-10-19
The US is banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems. DHS said agency use of DeepSeek "could produce actionable intelligence on US persons and/or government agencies" and that "the models themselves may contain malware or other security vulnerabilities." The poster notes he predicted this months ago and flags the assessment as speculative.
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