Researchers linked the AI chatbot to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company, which has been banned from operating in the U.S.

Washington – A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok.

Australian authorities are banning its use, iTNews reported , out of national security concerns. So far, the federal government has nixed DeepSeek use, along with Queensland, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, New South Wales and South Australia.