New Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block DeepSeek From Federal Agencies
- On Wednesday in Washington D.C., bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation to block Chinese AI systems like DeepSeek from federal agencies.
- The bill responds to concerns that DeepSeek's AI model, rivaling U.S. platforms and allegedly linked to Chinese military use, threatens national security.
- The legislation requires a designated federal body to identify problematic AI systems, prohibits federal use of AI technologies controlled by foreign adversaries, while allowing exceptions for research and counterterrorism purposes.
- The 2025 AI Index Report shows the U.S. leads in AI models but China reached near parity on key benchmarks in 2024, raising stakes in the competition.
- Lawmakers warned the U.S. must prevail against China in the long-term techno-security competition shaping global power and urged stricter export controls on advanced chips.
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Ban Chinese AI From U.S. Government Systems
Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged to ensure that the United States would prevail against China in the global competition over AI. “We are in a new Cold War, and AI is the strategic technology at the center,” said Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, as he opened a …
The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing on "Authoritarians and Algorithms: Why the United States Must Lead in Artificial Intelligence" on Wednesday (June 25). At the same time, the committee also introduced the bipartisan "Preventing Hostile Artificial Intelligence Act" to prohibit the U.S. administration from using artificial intelligenc…
Congress moves to ban Chinese AI in government
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Bipartisan bill introduced to block Chinese AI from U.S. government use Lawmakers warn AI leadership will shape global power balance U.S. officials urge tighter controls on advanced chip exports to China Stanford report finds China nearing parity in AI performance metrics Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers p…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers vowed Wednesday to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. prevails against China in the global AI competition.
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