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New Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block DeepSeek From Federal Agencies
- A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban Chinese AI systems, including DeepSeek, from federal agencies.
- The bill responds to concerns about China’s rapid AI progress and national security threats posed by foreign adversary-controlled AI systems.
- The legislation mandates that a designated federal body evaluate and pinpoint AI systems that pose security risks, while permitting exemptions for research purposes and counterterrorism efforts.
- Representative John Moolenaar highlighted that the current geopolitical rivalry resembles a renewed Cold War, with artificial intelligence serving as the pivotal technology, and stressed the importance of urgent U.S. measures to maintain leadership.
- This bill signifies growing efforts to secure U.S. government operations amid a long-term techno-security competition with China, which reached near parity in AI benchmarks in 2024.
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Ban Chinese AI From U.S. Government Systems
Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged to ensure that the United States would prevail against China in the global competition over AI. “We are in a new Cold War, and AI is the strategic technology at the center,” said Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, as he opened a …
A bipartisan group of lawmakers vowed Wednesday to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. prevails against China in the global AI competition.
Bipartisan bill aims to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. will prevail against China in the global AI competition. “We are in a new Cold War, and AI is the strategic technology at the center,” said Rep. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on China, as he opened a hearing on the matter. “The future balance of power may…
Bipartisan bill seeks to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies, as US vows to win the AI race - The Boston Globe
The hearing on Capitol Hill comes about five months after a Chinese technology start-up called DeekSeek introduced an AI model that rivaled platforms from OpenAI and Google in performance, but cost only a fraction to build.
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