Trump administration considers banning DeepSec in government agencies over security concerns.
In a new move that highlights tensions between the statesUnited States and China in the field of technology,The Trump administration is considering a ban on China’s DeepSec artificial intelligence model in U.S. government agencies, sources said Friday.
This is due to concerns about US national security, at a time when the world is witnessing an increase in interest in Chinese technology.
US concerns over data storage in China
According to the Wall Street JournalJournal,US officials are concerned about how DeepSec handles user data, as the company says it stores it on servers in China.
The journalist pointed out that the concerns relate to whether this data might be used for purposes that might threaten US national security or affect users’ freedoms.
US Discusses App Ban, Cloud Restrictions
Trump administration officials are also discussing banning DeepSec from U.S. app stores and imposing restrictions on how its services are delivered through U.S. cloud providers.
According to the newspaper, these discussions are still in their early stages, allowing room for further deliberations and future decisions.
Potential threat to competitors in the AI market
The low-cost DeepSec model has raised concerns in global stock markets, especially in January, as investors felt that the spread of this model could pose a real threat to existing competitors in the artificial intelligence market.
Legal calls to tighten restrictions on “Deep Sik”
In a continuing move to pressure the US government, a group of 21 US state attorneys general urged Congress to pass a bill that would prevent government agencies from downloading and using DeepSec software on their devices, considering it an essential step to protect national security and prevent the use of sensitive data.
