A new bill would ban DeepSeek from government devices because hidden code reveals the AI app could send data to a Chinese telecom: 'This should be a no-brainer'

DeepSeek on a phone (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

• Lawmakers want to ban the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices because they fear it could collect user data that could jeopardize national security. The move comes after a report found DeepSeek had ties to a Chinese state-backed telecommunications company that is banned from doing business in the U.S.

Two members of Congress intend to introduce a bipartisan bill to ban the Chinese AI software DeepSeek from government devices.