New York State Bans DeepSeek From Govt Devices
New York State has banned Chinese-tied artificial intelligence application DeepSeek from government devices over data privacy concerns and censorship, according to The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
New York State has banned Chinese-tied artificial intelligence application DeepSeek from government devices over data privacy concerns and censorship, according to The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
A bipartisan duo in the U.S. House have proposed legislation to ban DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok.
The news comes as artificial intelligence is in focus at a Paris, France summit where world leaders, executives, and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology.
Vice President JD Vance — making his first trip abroad since taking office — is attending the Paris AI Action Summit starting, while China's President Xi Jinping will be sending his special envoy, signaling high stakes for the meeting.
Heads of state and top government officials, tech bosses and researchers are gathering in Paris for the two-day summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event aims to address how to harness artificial intelligence's potential so that it benefits everyone, while containing the technology's myriad risks.