US bans Deepseek AI tech across federal agencies
us department of homeland security bans deepseek technology across federal civilian agencies due to security concerns. agencies must remove existing products and can't buy new ones.
the us department of homeland security has issued a ban on the use of ai technology from chinese lab deepseek across federal civilian agencies. as a result, agencies are required to remove existing deepseek products from their it systems and are prohibited from purchasing new ones. the ban also extends to products from affiliated companies and third-party services built with deepseek implementations. the department's decision is based on a 2018 us law aimed at ensuring supply chain security in federal procurement. however, the department has not specified a deadline for compliance or detailed the exact security concerns that led to this decision.