U.S. Accuses DeepSeek of Ties to Chinese Military and Evading Controls
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The United States accuses DeepSeek of having links with the Chinese military and of circumventing controls. A U.S. official cited more than 150 references to DeepSeek in the records of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) tenders, suggesting that Beijing is seeking roundabout ways to overcome the barriers imposed by Washington. Concerns go beyond open-source access to DeepSeek's AI models.