DeepSeek deep-sixed at all US federal civilian agencies

The US government has banned DeepSeek from all federal civilian agency IT systems. This directive extends previous restrictions already in place within US defense and security agencies. The move stems from concerns that the Chinese AI service could expose sensitive federal information to China. Critics argue that the order disallowing the use of DeepSeek is unhelpfully vague and broad, though the ban aims to protect government data from potential foreign exposure across civilian sectors.