Department of Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek AI from Federal Civilian Agencies

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a ban on the use of Chinese AI model DeepSeek and its affiliates by civilian federal agencies. The notice, published in the Federal Register, cites national security concerns, including "multiple threat vectors" and potential privacy and mass data collection issues, leading to the exclusion of all information technology products and services from Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence.