DeepSeek providing support to China’s military, claims senior US Official: ‘DeepSeek sought to use…’
A senior US State Department official has accused Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek of supporting China’s military and intelligence operations, a report has said, adding that the official also said that the company also used shell companies in Southeast Asia in an attempt to unlawfully acquire high-end US semiconductors.
The allegations, shared with news agency Reuters on the condition of anonymity, represent the US government’s first formal assessment of DeepSeek’s ties to Beijing and its activities. The official stated that DeepSeek has “willingly provided and will likely continue to provide support to China’s military and intelligence operations,” a claim that goes “above and beyond open-source access” to its models.
