US Department of Homeland Security bans DeepSeek tools in government agencies

The US government has ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools developed by the Chinese company DeepSeek. The decision came in a notice from the Department of Homeland Security requiring federal civilian agencies to remove the company's products from their technology systems, amid a dispute between Washington and Beijing over artificial intelligence.

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• The Department of Homeland Security announced that the ban covers technologies linked to DeepSeek in the information technology systems of federal civilian agencies.

  «U.S. Department of Homeland Security has banned DeepSeek-related technology from federal civilian agency IT systems.»

  CNBC on MSN
• The ban extends to tools developed by third parties using DeepSeek, which must be removed from information technology devices.

  «products developed by DeepSeek -- and tools created using DeepSeek by third parties -- saying they must be removed from IT devices.»

  NDTV
• The decision also prohibits the purchase of services that rely on or use the company's models.

  «وحظرت شراء أو استخدام الخدمات التي تعتمد على نماذج الشركة»

  عكاظ
• Local coverage attributed the decision to cybersecurity concerns and the possibility of sensitive data leaking to China.

  «بسبب مخاوف تتعلق بالأمن السيبراني واحتمال تسرب بيانات حساسة إلى الصين»

  عكاظ
• Reports said the order was issued on Monday and that DeepSeek is a Chinese startup.

  «أمرت الحكومة الأميركية الاثنين وكالاتها بالتوقف عن استخدام أدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي من شركة «ديب سيك» الصينية الناشئة.»

  الشرق الأوسط

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