Taiwan strengthens AI restrictions, fully banning DeepSeek over data security fears; global regulators also scrutinizing the company

Taiwan on Monday banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service as it was a security risk, toughening language from last week which said it should not be used.

In line with a number of international government organizations that have implemented comparable limitations, the Indian finance ministry has banned its staff from using DeepSeek. Despite its quick rise in popularity,

Josh Gottheimer, one of the two House members sponsoring a new bill to ban DeepSeek from government devices, said the Chinese AI software is the latest in a string of efforts by China to gather information on Americans.

A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices.

Ill., on Thursday introduced the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics. They cited the Chinese government's ability to use the app for surveillance and misinformation as reasons to keep it away from federal networks.

Several governments, including the U.S., Taiwan and Australia, have banned the use of China’s AI software DeepSeek on official devices. Analysts say these restrictions are justified, as tests show DeepSeek not only collects excessive user data but also filters sensitive topics and