New York governor, Kathy Hochulannounced on Monday a state prohibition to prevent the application of artificial intelligence (AI) China Deepseek It is downloaded on government devices and networks.
According to the state of New York, this measure has been taken because serious concerns have been raised about the Deepseek AI connection “With the surveillance and censorship of foreign governments, including the way Deepseek can be used to collect user data and steal technological secrets”.
“New York will continue to fight to combat cyber threats, guarantee the privacy and safety of our data and protect against censorship”Hochul points out today in a statement.
The announcement is based on the state guide for the use of AI in the government that was approved last year.
At the end of January, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitthe said in his first press conference that the National Security Council (NSC) of the United States is “investigating” the possible security implications of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) of the Chinese company Deepseek.
Depseek launched its R1 model on January 20 and the platform shot at the number 1 position in Apple’s application store, surpassing its American rival Chatgpt in daily downloads.
Last week, American representatives of the two parties announced that a bill will be presented in Congress to prohibit China’s Deepseek software on government devices.
A similar measure was put into practice with the Chinese social network Tiktok at the time.