House report flags DeepSeek AI as a national security menace

April 22, 2025, 3:21 pm

A recent House Committee report has taken aim at DeepSeek AI, branding the startup a national security threat due to its alleged data siphoning and controversial chip usage. Coupled with leaked documentation, the fallout casts the company as both a tech innovator and an unintended security headache—much to the chagrin of skeptical lawmakers.

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The House Select Committee on the CCP has released findings labeling DeepSeek AI a security threat for data siphoning, censorship, and illicit Nvidia chip use. The post House Committee Report Brands DeepSeek AI a National Security Threat, Probes Nvidia Chip Use appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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