US lawmakers move to ban DeepSeek AI tool | Computer Weekly

US lawmakers move to ban DeepSeek AI tool | Computer Weekly

US lawmakers in Washington DC have this week moved to enact a national ban on the use of DeepSeek, the breakout Chinese generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool that sprang to prominence and wiped billions off the value of US tech companies at the end of January.

The No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act is a bipartisan piece of legislation introduced by Democratic congressman Josh Gottheimer and his Republican counterpart, Darin LaHood, who represent districts in the states of…

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