Researchers linked the AI chatbot to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company, which has been banned from operating in the U.S.

US lawmakers propose banning the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from government devices, citing national security risks and fears of surveillance by Beijing.

U.S lawmakers plan to introduce a bill on Thursday that would ban DeepSeek's chatbot application from government-owned devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru;