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Tom Cotton asks Trump to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices - Washington Examiner

  • Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis banned the use of DeepSeek AI within the Department of Financial Services due to national security concerns and data privacy risks.
  • The directive prohibits Department of Financial Services employees from using DeepSeek on department-issued or personal devices connected to its network, with potential disciplinary actions for violations.
  • Patronis emphasized that DeepSeek could expose sensitive user data to foreign intelligence and described AI as a potential 'weapon' in the wrong hands.
  • Other states have flagged DeepSeek as a security risk, with lawmakers in Texas and New York implementing bans on the software for government-issued devices.
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Tom Cotton asks Trump to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices - Washington Examiner

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, asked the Trump administration on Friday to ban DeepSeek from all government devices. Citing the Chinese origin of the artificial intelligence tool, Cotton urged Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, to prevent federal employees from accessing the chatbot, which exploded in popularity last month. “While AI can be a useful tool for federal ag…

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CFO Jimmy Patronis bans DeepSeek AI from Department of Financial Services

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued a directive Thursday prohibiting the use of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek within the Florida Department of Financial Services, citing national security concerns and data privacy risks. The directive, effective Feb. 19, bans DFS employees from downloading, installing, or using DeepSeek on department-issued devices and prohibits its use on any personal device connected to…

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Florida CFO Bans DeepSeek From State’s Department of Financial Services

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis, on Feb. 20, banned the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek at Florida’s Department of Financial Services because it “presents a major national security risk, as it is designed to capture massive amounts of user data—including highly personal information—that is vulnerable to the Chinese Communist Party.” “Artificial intelligence is the new ‘Space Race,’ and as it grows in popul…

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Chairman Cotton to Director Vought: Ban DeepSeek from government devices

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought asking to prohibit U.S. government agencies, departments, and employees from using DeepSeek and artificial intelligence tools developed in…

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Is DeepSeek next in line for a TikTok-like US ban?

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the tech and investing worlds when it unveiled its ultra-cheap answer to ChatGPT. But scrutiny from Silicon Valley and Wall Street is not the only attention it has attracted. While it is not yet clear what a powerful but cost-effective AI model would mean for an industry driven by raw computing power and heavy investments, lawmakers in the US and elsewhere are already calli…

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into DeepSeek and Noti­fies the Chi­nese AI Com­pa­ny of its Vio­la­tion of Texas State Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into DeepSeek—a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”)—regarding the privacy practices of its AI platform and its claims that its AI model rivals the most advanced AI models in the world, including OpenAI’s Model o1.Attorney General Paxton has also notified DeepSeek that its platform violates the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act…

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