NYT: US Might Prohibit DeepSeek
The White House is reportedly apprehensive about China’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and is seeking to impede its progress in the sector. According to a report from the New York Times, which cites anonymous sources familiar...
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The White House is reportedly apprehensive about China’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and is seeking to impede its progress in the sector.
According to a report from the New York Times, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the situation, U.S. officials are taking measures to target China’s DeepSeek AI and its backing from chip manufacturer Nvidia.
The launch of DeepSeek in January sent shockwaves through the AI industry and unsettled the U.S. stock market, intensifying the AI competition between China and the U.S. Unlike its primary competitor, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek’s open-source deep reasoning model was released free of charge, quickly becoming the most downloaded application on both Apple’s and Google’s platforms. Its development purportedly also incurred significantly lower costs compared to those typically associated with U.S. companies in this field.
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are considering penalties that might prevent DeepSeek from acquiring American technologies and are discussing the possibility of prohibiting U.S. users from accessing the Chinese AI.
Earlier in the week, Nvidia announced that the U.S. government had blocked the sale of certain AI chips to China without a license and would require such licenses for all future sales.
U.S. congressional leaders are also aiming to tighten scrutiny on Nvidia’s chip shipments to China, and on Wednesday, they launched an investigation into the company's chip sales throughout Asia.
The investigation primarily seeks to establish if Nvidia knowingly provided DeepSeek with essential technology for AI development, which would breach American regulations set forth during the administration of former President Joe Biden.
A spokesperson for Nvidia, John Rizzo, stated that the company has adhered strictly to U.S. government directives regarding which products can be sold and where, emphasizing their commitment to safeguarding U.S. national security.
In the aftermath of DeepSeek’s release, multiple countries, including the U.S., South Korea, Italy, and Australia, have enacted bans and restrictions on the chatbot, citing concerns over national security and data privacy.
In February, U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill that would prohibit the application from being installed on any government-owned devices, following cybersecurity experts’ claims that the software contained hidden code that could transmit sensitive user data to China. Washington has previously accused Beijing of using its applications to seek access to sensitive data in other nations.
The Chinese government rejected these allegations as politically motivated "ideological discrimination," asserting that it does not compel enterprises or individuals to collect or store data illegally.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
According to a report from the New York Times, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the situation, U.S. officials are taking measures to target China’s DeepSeek AI and its backing from chip manufacturer Nvidia.
The launch of DeepSeek in January sent shockwaves through the AI industry and unsettled the U.S. stock market, intensifying the AI competition between China and the U.S. Unlike its primary competitor, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek’s open-source deep reasoning model was released free of charge, quickly becoming the most downloaded application on both Apple’s and Google’s platforms. Its development purportedly also incurred significantly lower costs compared to those typically associated with U.S. companies in this field.
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are considering penalties that might prevent DeepSeek from acquiring American technologies and are discussing the possibility of prohibiting U.S. users from accessing the Chinese AI.
Earlier in the week, Nvidia announced that the U.S. government had blocked the sale of certain AI chips to China without a license and would require such licenses for all future sales.
U.S. congressional leaders are also aiming to tighten scrutiny on Nvidia’s chip shipments to China, and on Wednesday, they launched an investigation into the company's chip sales throughout Asia.
The investigation primarily seeks to establish if Nvidia knowingly provided DeepSeek with essential technology for AI development, which would breach American regulations set forth during the administration of former President Joe Biden.
A spokesperson for Nvidia, John Rizzo, stated that the company has adhered strictly to U.S. government directives regarding which products can be sold and where, emphasizing their commitment to safeguarding U.S. national security.
In the aftermath of DeepSeek’s release, multiple countries, including the U.S., South Korea, Italy, and Australia, have enacted bans and restrictions on the chatbot, citing concerns over national security and data privacy.
In February, U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill that would prohibit the application from being installed on any government-owned devices, following cybersecurity experts’ claims that the software contained hidden code that could transmit sensitive user data to China. Washington has previously accused Beijing of using its applications to seek access to sensitive data in other nations.
The Chinese government rejected these allegations as politically motivated "ideological discrimination," asserting that it does not compel enterprises or individuals to collect or store data illegally.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
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