US officials probe China's DeepSeek AI amid security and privacy scrutiny
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The Chinese AI application DeepSeek is currently under investigation by both the White House and European regulators due to serious concerns regarding national security, data privacy, and potential intellectual property violations. The White House's National Security Council is analyzing DeepSeek's implications for the American AI industry, particularly its risks to US firms like OpenAI and Google. Concurrently, Italy's data protection authority is scrutinizing DeepSeek's data collection practices, demanding specifics about the handling of personal data and compliance with privacy laws, highlighting growing international tensions regarding data sovereignty and AI innovations.
This is a wake-up call to the American AI industry," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, reinforcing the administration's commitment to ensuring US leadership in AI.
The Authority, considering the potential high risk for the data of millions of people in Italy, has asked the two companies to confirm which personal data are collected, from which sources.
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