House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

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New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices

The state of New York has banned the Chinese artificial intelligence assistant DeepSeek on government devices.
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DeepSeek banned from NY state government devices

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How Elon Musk is using tech to DOGE the government

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It is possible to develop a model with the best intentions, and for that model to be misused later on
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Can anyone stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the US government?

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House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices
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House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices
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What to Know About China's DeepSeek AI

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