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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the No Adversarial AI Act on Wednesday in an effort to ban Chinese artificial intelligence models, such as those made by DeepSeek (DEEPSEEK), in federal government agencies.
The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), seeks to prohibit the use of AI models that originated from “foreign adversaries,” according to the group.
“The Communist Chinese regime will use any means necessary to spy, steal, and undermine the United States, and as AI technology advances, we must do more to protect our national security and stop adversarial regimes from using technology against us,” Sen. Scott said in a statement. “With clear evidence that China can have access to U.S. user data on AI systems, it’s absolutely insane for our own federal agencies to be using these dangerous platforms and subject our government to Beijing’s control. Our No Adversarial AI Act will stop this direct threat to our national security and keep the American government’s sensitive data out of enemy hands.”
“Artificial intelligence holds immense promise for our economy and society—but it also presents real security risks when leveraged by foreign adversaries,” Sen. Peters added. “This legislation helps safeguard U.S. government systems from AI developed by foreign adversaries that could compromise our national security or put Americans’ personal data at risk. It’s a smart, focused step to ensure our government technology infrastructure keeps pace with the evolving threats we face while still allowing room for scientific research, evaluation, and innovation.”
DeepSeek stunned the world in January when it said it had created an AI model that was comparable to those made by OpenAI and others at a lower cost and few Nvidia GPUs. The claim, which was criticized by experts, including Elon Musk, initially resulted in shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and other AI-centric stocks dropping on fears of lower spending.
However, those fears have been assuaged as investors and experts reassessed the situation and shares of AI-linked companies, including Nvidia, have rebounded.
A former official for the Chinese Communist Party said earlier this week that China could see 100 or more DeepSeek-like breakthroughs expected over the next 18 months, due to the country’s strengths in AI.