DHS orders federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI and bans future purchases
firstadopter · x · 2026-10-20
Per WSJ, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek's AI technology from their IT systems and barred future purchases of its products and services. The restrictions extend to products from DeepSeek affiliates as well as third-party products built on DeepSeek implementations. The poster calls it an IPO present for Anthropic.
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