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DHS orders removal of DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

The Department of Homeland Security ordered DeepSeek's AI products removed from federal agency IT systems and barred from government contracting, with the directive published on the federal register website Monday after initially going out in July. DHS said DeepSeek's AI models present "multiple threat vectors.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered that products from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek be removed from federal agency IT systems and barred from government contracting. The order, which initially went out in July, was published on the federal register website Monday. It said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” noting the…

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