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   US politicians call for further probes into possible DeepSeek security risks   
      
   Date:   
   Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:17:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   US lawmakers think more investigations into Chinese AI giant DeepSeek are   
   necessary.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   The ongoing dispute between China tech firms and the US Government continues,   
   after a group of seven Republican Senators asked the Department of Commerce    
   to evaluate data security risks that models from Chinese companies pose,   
   specifically the AI chatbot DeepSeek.    
      
   Chinese tech companies are facing huge barriers to enter the US market due to   
   the tensions between the two countries, but DeepSeek's revolutionary open   
   source model has sent waves through the AI landscape, thanks to the speed and   
   low cost of development.    
      
   However, security concerns have been raised, prompting multiple US Government   
   departments to ban the use of the model, with one study even claiming    
   DeepSeek is 11 times more dangerous than competitor AI chatbots.   
      
   Secrets at risk   
      
   The senators, John Justed, Tedd Budd, John Cornyn, Marsha Blackburn, Bill   
   Cassidy, John Curtis, and Todd Young all signed a letter outlining the need    
   to prioritise home-grown AI models, as well as the deeply troubling   
   allegations that DeepSeek feeds sensitive information back to servers with   
   links to the Chinese government.    
      
   DeepSeeks R1s model release in late January demonstrated the aptitude of   
   Peoples Republic of China (PRC) national AI talent and the progress their   
   home-grown models have made relative to leading U.S. products, the letter   
   explains.    
      
   The Trump Administration has rightly emphasized winning the AI competition   
   against the PRC, and the development of AI use case applications for   
   businesses and consumers is an important facet of that competition. Ensuring   
   that such applications are secure and not prone to leaking secure information   
   and malign exploitation is paramount.    
      
   The Chinese government has always denied such allegations, and all other   
   accusations of cyber espionage, and reiterated the state has no direct ties    
   to Chinese tech firms operating overseas.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/senators-request-further-deepseek-probe   
      
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