- A new investigation into Deepseek was requested by a group of American senators
- Senators cite national security problems around the Chinese company
- Many American ministries have already banned the chatbot
The current dispute between Chinese technological companies and the US government continues, after a group of seven republican senators asked the Ministry of Commerce to assess the data security risks that Chinese business models pose, in particular the IA chatbot depth.
Chinese technological companies face enormous obstacles to enter the American market due to tensions between the two countries, but the revolutionary open source of Deepseek has sent waves in the AI landscape, thanks to speed and a low development cost.
However, security problems have been raised, which has prompted several American government services to prohibit the use of the model, a study even affirming that Deepseek is 11 times more dangerous than the chatbots of the competitors.
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Senators, John Justd, Tedd Budd, John Cornyn, Marsha Blackburn, Bill Cassidy, John Curtis and Todd Young have all signed a letter describing the need to prioritize the models of cultivated at home, as well as the `deeply disturbing loss ”.
“The release of the DEEPSEEK R1 model at the end of January demonstrated the ability of national talents of the AI of the People’s Republic of China (RPC) and the progress that their local models have made in relation to the main American products,” explains the letter.
“The Trump administration has emphasized competition victory over the AI against PRC, and the development of AI user -use applications for businesses and consumers is an important facet of this competition. Ensure that these applications are secure and not likely to flee secure and malignant information is essential. ”
The Chinese government has always denied such allegations, and all other charges of cyber-spying, and reiterated that the State has no direct link with Chinese technology companies operating abroad.
