WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy has recently informed its members to avoid using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including Chinese-made DeepSeek, a Navy spokesperson has confirmed with The Epoch Times.
“The internal correspondence was a reminder to colleagues of standing Navy guidance against the use of any publicly accessible, open-source AI programs or systems for official work,” the spokesperson said on Jan. 30.
“DeepSeek was mentioned as the most recent example of how the standing guidance applies.”
The internal communication came in the form of an email, CNBC reported on Jan. 28, which the Navy sent out on Jan. 24. The email states that DeepSeek AI should not be used “in any capacity” due to “potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model’s origin and usage.”…