Senators think DeepSeek could leak data or aid Chinese military
The post Senators think DeepSeek could leak data or aid Chinese military appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A group of Republicans led by Senator Ted Budd has called for an inquiry into China’s DeepSeek over potential national security threats. They believe the company’s open-source AI model, known as R1, could leak U.S. user data. The U.S. lawmakers sent a letter about the inquiry to the U.S. Commerce Department on August 1, which was made public on Tuesday. The senators argued that the company’s AI model could leak U.S. user data to aid China’s military and surveillance efforts. DeepSeek accesses chat history and secret keys Recent reports that DeepSeek AI is sharing U.S. data with China’s government are deeply troubling.@SenTedBuddNC and I are asking the Commerce Department to ensure Americans are protected from these potential vulnerabilities.https://t.co/KdIrfRbpD1 — Senator Todd Young (@SenToddYoung) August 5, 2025 The U.S. officials also highlighted that R1 offers open-source access, which allows software engineers to modify portions of its code to meet specific purposes. They are also concerned that the AI model has been found to produce potentially harmful content at higher rates than U.S. models. Wiz Research found the R1 had a publicly accessible database belonging to DeepSeek. According to the firm, the archive allowed full control over its operations, including the ability to access internal data. The research company also found sensitive information like chat history and secret keys on more than a million lines of log streams. The senators argued that DeepSeek’s R1 did not undergo comprehensive safety tests to prevent the generation of harmful content before release. They cited an example by The Wall Street Journal, where the model produced instructions for a social media campaign encouraging self-harm among teenagers, as well as guidance for developing a bioweapon. The U.S. officials said such outputs show the dangers of deploying permissively licensed AI models without supervision. CEO of ByteNova, Chris Anderson,…
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A group of Republicans led by Senator Ted Budd has called for an inquiry into China’s DeepSeek over potential national security threats. They believe the company’s open-source AI model, known as R1, could leak U.S. user data. The U.S. lawmakers sent a letter about the inquiry to the U.S. Commerce Department on August 1, which was made public on Tuesday. The senators argued that the company’s AI model could leak U.S. user data to aid China’s military and surveillance efforts. DeepSeek accesses chat history and secret keys Recent reports that DeepSeek AI is sharing U.S. data with China’s government are deeply troubling.@SenTedBuddNC and I are asking the Commerce Department to ensure Americans are protected from these potential vulnerabilities.https://t.co/KdIrfRbpD1 — Senator Todd Young (@SenToddYoung) August 5, 2025 The U.S. officials also highlighted that R1 offers open-source access, which allows software engineers to modify portions of its code to meet specific purposes. They are also concerned that the AI model has been found to produce potentially harmful content at higher rates than U.S. models. Wiz Research found the R1 had a publicly accessible database belonging to DeepSeek. According to the firm, the archive allowed full control over its operations, including the ability to access internal data. The research company also found sensitive information like chat history and secret keys on more than a million lines of log streams. The senators argued that DeepSeek’s R1 did not undergo comprehensive safety tests to prevent the generation of harmful content before release. They cited an example by The Wall Street Journal, where the model produced instructions for a social media campaign encouraging self-harm among teenagers, as well as guidance for developing a bioweapon. The U.S. officials said such outputs show the dangers of deploying permissively licensed AI models without supervision. CEO of ByteNova, Chris Anderson,…
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