US Government Likely to Ban Chinese AI App DeepSeek Over Security Concerns
The Trump administration is reportedly moving towards a ban on the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from U.S. government devices due to national security concerns, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday. Sources familiar with the matter have said that U.S. officials are worried about how DeepSeek handles user data, especially since the company stores this data on servers based in China.
The discussions about restricting DeepSeek are still in the early stages, but the administration is considering banning the app from U.S. app stores and placing limits on how American cloud service providers can offer DeepSeek’s AI models to their customers. These concerns have emerged as the app’s entry into the market has raised alarms about its potential to disrupt the current AI landscape.
DeepSeek’s low-cost AI models have already caused significant volatility in global equity markets, with investors worried that the company’s technology could threaten the dominance of existing AI leaders. The growing scrutiny of the app adds to the broader U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to monitor and regulate foreign technology companies, especially those with ties to China.