US Bans DeepSeek Across Federal Civilian Agencies Over Security Risks

Meanwhile, the US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their IT systems and stop purchasing technology from the Chinese AI firm.

Key points

• DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Gets New Model With Major Coding Gains, Cheaper Agent Tasks.
• Mistral Sizeable 4 Takes on GPT-6 Astra With 1 Trillion Parameters Model.
• The order comes shortly after DeepSeek published V4.1-Flash-1017.
• The order additionally covers DeepSeek affiliates and third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
• The administration additionally triggered concern that DeepSeek models could contain malware or other security vulnerabilities.

For context, the order additionally covers DeepSeek affiliates and third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Gets New Model With Major Coding Gains, Cheaper Agent Tasks. DHS Raises Data and Security Reservations.

DHS remarked DeepSeek could create a number of security risks for the US administration, including the potential transfer of sensitive information involving administration employees and contractors to China.

Meanwhile, the administration additionally triggered concern that DeepSeek models could contain malware or other security vulnerabilities.

Under the order, civilian agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Communications Commission would have to exclude covered DeepSeek products from their systems and remove existing deployments.

Notably, the order additionally prevents federal civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products and services. It was issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 after a recommendation from the Federal Acquisition Security Council. Third-Party DeepSeek Products Are Additionally Covered. The restriction goes beyond DeepSeek's own apps and services.

DHS specifically ordered agencies to remove products from DeepSeek affiliates as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations.

That makes the restriction broader than simply banning the DeepSeek chatbot from administration devices.

Mistral Sizeable 4 Takes on GPT-6 Astra With 1 Trillion Parameters Model. DeepSeek Faces Growing US Scrutiny.

Meanwhile, the order comes shortly after DeepSeek published V4.1-Flash-1017. It the business described as a smarter, faster and more efficient version of its Flash model.

It is not the first time DeepSeek has faced scrutiny from the US administration.

Last year, two members of Congress proposed legislation that would ban the company's AI chatbot from administration devices.

For context, the latest DHS action goes further by requiring the removal of DeepSeek technology throughout federal civilian IT systems and blocking future procurement of covered products. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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