X-Industry

Like many advanced AI-driven tools, the Chinese DeepSeek AI application offers incredible innovation. However, significant data privacy concerns are raised due to the sensitive nature of the data being processed and the regulatory environment. Integrating large-scale data collection and advanced AI technologies, particularly in healthcare, surveillance, and financial services, exacerbates these concerns.

See: https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/banning-deepseek-from-govt-devices

The Australian

The United States is taking a firm stance against potential cybersecurity threats from artificial intelligence (AI) applications with direct ties to foreign adversaries. On 6 February 2025, US Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced the bipartisan No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act, which seeks to prohibit federal employees from using the AI-powered application DeepSeek on government-issued devices.

See: https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/deepseek-or-deepfa

Maybe they should have called it DeepFake, or DeepState, or better still Deep Selloff.  Or maybe the other obvious deep thing that the indigenous AI vendors in the United States are standing up to their knees in right now.  Call it what you will, but the DeepSeek foundation model has in one short week turned the AI world on its head, proving once again that Chinese researchers can make inferior hardware run a superior algorithm and get results that are commensurate with the best that researchers