US Congress warns employees not to install Chinese AI app DeepSeek: Report

US congressional offices have been warned against installing the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, Axios reported on Thursday, citing a notice issued by the chief administrative officer of the US House of Representatives. According to Axios, the notice said, “At this time, DeepSeek is under review by the CAO and is currently unauthorized for official House use.”

The emergence of DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese AI model, has raised concerns about its potential to challenge the market dominance of US-based AI giants like OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google Last week, DeepSeek introduced a free AI assistant that it claims operates with lower data usage and at a fraction of the cost of US models. Within days, it became the most downloaded app on Apple’s App Store, fueling worries about US leadership in AI. This development contributed to a market shake-up that erased approximately $1 trillion in value from US tech stocks.