DeepSeek aids China's military and evaded export controls, US official says
- A U.S. official said DeepSeek, an AI company, has provided support to China's military and intelligence operations and evaded U.S. export controls.
- The official alleged that DeepSeek is sharing user information and statistics with Beijing's surveillance apparatus and using shell companies to access U.S. chips.
- DeepSeek has said two of its AI models are on par with those of OpenAI and Meta, while Nvidia denied DeepSeek used its latest H100 chips.
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The AI company therefore also shares user information and statistical data with Chinese authorities
DeepSeek aids China's military and evaded export controls, US official says
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