Texas Probes DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns, Cost-Efficiency Claims

The state has banned the use of DeepSeek on all government-issued devices.
Texas Probes DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns, Cost-Efficiency Claims
The Icon for the DeepSeek app on a smartphone screen in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2025. Andy Wong, File/AP Photo
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Texas is investigating DeepSeek over its privacy practices, ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the company’s claims that its AI models rival those of leading competitors, the state’s top prosecutor announced Friday.

“DeepSeek appears to be no more than a proxy for the CCP to undermine American AI dominance and steal the data of our citizens,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.
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