Pentagon Rushes To Block Deepseek—How Did This Even Happen?
— written by Chris on Jan. 31, 2025, 3:09 p.m.
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DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, is making waves—but not in a good way. Its terms of service clearly state that user data is stored on Chinese servers and governed by Chinese law, yet U.S. Department of Defense employees still connected their work computers to it for days. How did that slip through?
Bloomberg reports that the Pentagon is now scrambling to block DeepSeek, but some employees can still access it. The chatbot’s sudden rise—it’s topping both the U.S. Apple and Play stores—has U.S. officials on edge over national security risks.
The Navy moved first, banning DeepSeek on January 24 over security and ethical concerns. But with its popularity surging, the big question remains: How will the U.S. contain a foreign AI tool that’s already inside the system?
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