US bans DeepSeek technology across federal civilian agencies
US bans Deepseek technology across federal civilian agencies
- Who
- US Department of Homeland Security
- What
- banned the use of DeepSeek technology across federal civilian agencies
- Quote
The US Department of Homeland Security has banned federal civilian agencies from using AI technology from Chinese lab Deepseek.
What happened
The US Department of Homeland Security has banned federal civilian agencies from using DeepSeek technology, requiring removal of existing products and prohibiting new purchases, according to the Wall Street Journal. The order also covers affiliated companies and third-party services built with DeepSeek implementations. It specifies neither a removal deadline nor particular security concerns, and whether AI gateways such as OpenRouter fall within its scope remains unclear.
The story so far
The US Department of Homeland Security has banned federal civilian agencies from using DeepSeek technology, ordering them to remove existing products and prohibiting new purchases, according to the Wall Street Journal. The order also covers products from DeepSeek-affiliated companies and third-party services built with DeepSeek implementations.
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