SENATORS MOVE TO QUASH THE USE OF CHINESE AI SYSTEM BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

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A bipartisan Senate bill from Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) seeks to ban federal contractors from using DeepSeek, a Chinese-made language model whose hosted version transmits data to China. This legislation addresses national security fears about sensitive data access by the Chinese government while allowing case-by-case waivers for national security or research reasons. The bill contributes to a broader initiative to limit Chinese AI in government, complementing a House bill prohibiting DeepSeek on government devices and similar laws in Texas, New York, and Virginia.