The US is examining the national security implications of China’s DeepSeek AI breakthrough. The White House’s new “Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency Officer” David Sacks said that DeepSeek may have benefited from OpenAI models through “information distillation” and that they have significant evidence. On the other hand, DeepSeek artificial intelligence has been banned in the US Navy!
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that US officials are evaluating the possible national security impacts of the artificial intelligence breakthrough made by the Chinese technology company DeepSeek.
DEEPSEEK HAS BANNED IN THE US NAVY!
This statement came after news that the US Navy banned its members from using DeepSeek’s applications due to “potential security and ethical concerns.”
Meanwhile, ChatGPT’s developer OpenAI pledged to work closely with the US government to prevent competitors from taking over its technology.
TURNED SHARES UP
DeepSeek’s cost-effective yet powerful artificial intelligence model led to sharp declines in the stock values of US technology companies this week.
Investors have begun to question whether it makes sense for US companies to spend billions of dollars on new artificial intelligence infrastructures.
NATIONAL SECURITY EFFECTS BEING INVESTIGATED
White House Press Spokesperson Leavitt stated that he met with US National Security Council (NSC) officials and said, “They are investigating the national security implications of this development.” He also emphasized that DeepSeek was a “wake-up call” for the US technology sector, referring to the statements made by US President Donald Trump the day before. According to CNBC, the US Navy sent an email to its personnel banning the use of DeepSeek applications.
The reason given was security and ethical concerns regarding the origin of the application and the way it was used.
US OFFICIALS: DEEPSEEK MAY HAVE BENEFITED FROM OPENAI MODELS
Speaking to Fox News, the White House’s new “Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency Officer” David Sacks suggested that DeepSeek may have benefited from US-based OpenAI’s models.
It was claimed that this method was carried out through “knowledge distillation”, which is the process of one artificial intelligence model learning from another model.
“WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE”
Sacks said, “We have significant evidence. DeepSeek developed its own model by distilling knowledge from OpenAI’s models,” and added that US technology companies will take steps to prevent such copying attempts in the coming months.
OpenAI also said in a statement that Chinese and other companies are constantly using US-based artificial intelligence firms’ models confirmed that it was attempting to distill. “As a leading company in the field of artificial intelligence, we are taking countermeasures to protect our intellectual property,” OpenAI officials said, emphasizing that working closely with the U.S. government is critical. DEEPSEEK: WE ARE TARGETED BY CYBER ATTACKS
On the other hand, DeepSeek claimed that it has been subject to large-scale cyberattacks recently. The company announced in a statement on Monday that it will temporarily limit new user registrations due to “wide-scale malicious attacks.” A warning displayed on DeepSeek’s website states that registrations may be intense due to the attacks. Yuyuan Tantian, a social media channel affiliated with Chinese state television CCTV, claimed that DeepSeek has been subject to several large-scale cyberattacks in recent weeks and that these attacks are becoming increasingly severe.
