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China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

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The US Department of Homeland Security issued a directive requiring federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products and third-party services built on its platform from their IT systems. This follows a US government ban on DeepSeek's AI models from government systems, which the US Department of Homeland Security cited as a primary reason for the new mandate.

Key points

• The US Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products and third-party services developed using DeepSeek from their IT systems.
• The directive was issued in response to the US government's ban on DeepSeek's AI models from government systems, which the DHS cited as a key reason for the new mandate.

Context

The US government has banned DeepSeek's AI models from government systems, prompting the US Department of Homeland Security to issue a directive requiring federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on its platform from their IT systems.

Limitations

The directive applies only to federal civilian agencies; it does not specify which agencies are covered, nor does it list specific agencies or systems that must be updated.

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