DHS Orders Civilian Agencies to Remove DeepSeek AI Products

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered federal civilian agencies to immediately remove artificial intelligence (AI) products and services developed by Chinese AI company DeepSeek from their IT systems and prohibit future procurements of the technology. The order covers products and services developed by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd., its affiliates, and third-party offerings built using DeepSeek implementations. DHS made the order public on Oct.