Texas Launches DeepSeek Investigation Over Privacy Concerns

Feb. 14, 2025, 8:31 PM UTC

China’s DeepSeek is the focus of an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) over its privacy practices and claims that its AI model is on par with those of leading competitors, Paxton announced Friday.

Paxton also says he notified the company that its AI platform violates Texas data privacy and security laws.

“DeepSeek appears to be no more than a proxy for the CCP to undermine American AI dominance and steal the data of our citizens,” Paxton said in a statement, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. Last month Paxton directed that DeepSeek’s platform be banned on all ...

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