DeepSeek aids China’s military and evaded export controls, says US
AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China’s military and intelligence operations, a senior US official told Reuters, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to access high-end semiconductors that cannot be shipped to China under US rules.
Hangzhou-based DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the technology world in January, claiming its artificial intelligence reasoning models were on par with or better than US industry-leading models at a fraction of the cost.
