The U.S. government has ordered federal agencies to remove Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek’s applications from their computer systems, citing national security concerns over sensitive information potentially reaching Beijing.
The restrictions also prohibit federal agencies from using DeepSeek applications in government work or contracts, including certain software developed by other companies using DeepSeek’s technology.
The orders were issued on Oct. 16 by the secretaries of homeland security and war and the director of national intelligence.
“These FASCSA orders prohibit the installation, accessing, or running of a Deepseek application by Executive agencies, and further require agencies to identify and remove any existing installations,” a CISA spokesperson said in a statement to The Epoch Times Oct. 19….