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Homeland Security Orders DeepSeek Model Removal From Agencies

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek

U.S. Homeland Security ordered removal of DeepSeek AI models from agencies, citing data-exposure risks.
The ban, issued in July, was disclosed on October 19 and gives agencies 60 days to comply.
China’s Ministry of Commerce vowed to protect firms after the U.S. DeepSeek ban.
President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump will discuss AI at the November APEC summit.
The United States also proposed an AI incident notification system.

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DeepSeek Releases DeepInfer

Nvidia shares plunged after DeepSeek’s low-cost model disrupted the market.
DeepSeek launched DeepInfer, an open-source inference engine on GitHub under Apache 2.0.
DeepInfer runs on Nvidia Blackwell and Huawei Ascend 950 chips, aiming to reduce Nvidia reliance.
China’s draft export-control list adds 23 AI-related technologies, including large-language-model weights.
Australia and Canada have barred DeepSeek on government devices, citing privacy concerns.

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Historical Context

In May 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce placed Huawei and 70 foreign subsidiaries on the Entity List, cutting U.S. tech access. China responded that month by creating an “unreliable entities” list, later enacted in September 2020. Today the United States ordered DeepSeek AI models removed from agencies while Beijing drafts export controls on 23 AI technologies, echoing the 2019 trade clash.

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Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek

U.S. Homeland Security ordered removal of DeepSeek AI models from agencies, citing data-exposure risks.
The ban, issued in July, was disclosed on October 19 and gives agencies 60 days to comply.
China’s Ministry of Commerce vowed to protect firms after the U.S. DeepSeek ban.
President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump will discuss AI at the November APEC summit.
The United States also proposed an AI incident notification system.

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