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The US Department of Homeland Security is directing civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on its AI model, according to Daily Sabah and the Wall Street Journal. Nikkei Asia separately reports DeepSeek has debuted an improved low-cost model.
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI developer whose low-cost models have drawn scrutiny from Washington over data security and ties to China. The US government has weighed restrictions on its use in official systems, setting US security concerns against the company's rapid technical rise.
The US Department of Homeland Security is directing civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services powered by the Chinese AI model from their systems, according to Daily Sabah and the Wall Street Journal. Separately, DeepSeek debuted an improved low-cost AI model, Nikkei Asia reports.