From here:
US Navy bans members from using China's DeepSeek AI app out of security fears
“The United States Navy has officially banned its members from using DeepSeek — an artificial intelligence chatbot created in China — out of fear the Chinese government could exploit sensitive data, according to a report.”
““What sets this context apart is that DeepSeek is a Chinese company based in China,” Angela Zhang, a law professor at the University of Southern California, told The Post, comparing DeepSeek to the other Chinese tech problem-child, TikTok.”
“This raises the question of whether the collection of data such as IP addresses and keystroke patterns could pose a national security threat,” Zhang said.
Several million users have downloaded the DeepSeek app over the last week. I wonder if users know that all their IP addresses and keystrokes are being captured!
TikTok has a temporary reprieve - per Brave AI:
“The ban was initially set to take effect on January 26, 2025, but on January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with the law banning the app if it is not sold. This extension allows ByteDance more time to find a solution to reinstate TikTok in the U.S.”
No news on a similar ban on Alibaba’s Owen 2.5:
“Qwen 2.5 is Alibaba’s newest AI model, packed with advanced capabilities for natural language processing, text generation, image and audio processing, chatbot role-play, and AI tool integration.”
The link below is a little “sticky”.
Onwards!!!