Could Deepseek soon face a ban in the United States? This is what OpenAI desires. In a legislative proposal submitted as part of the AI Action Plan initiative by the Trump administration, the company behind ChatGPT claims that its Chinese competitor poses a danger to the U.S., even comparing it to Huawei, which has been banned from the country since 2019.
While Deepseek is available for free, the creator of ChatGPT believes there is still a cost for users, namely "their privacy and security." This is because the Chinese company is state-subsidized and controlled, thus "legally required to comply with data requests from the government."
OpenAI also accuses Deepseek of using user data to "train more efficient systems for the benefit of the CCP." Its AI models could also generate instructions for illicit or harmful activities (identity theft, intellectual property theft, etc.), according to the company. OpenAI wants Deepseek banned from the U.S. and specifically seeks to prohibit the use of all AI models "produced in China" in countries that adhere to democratic principles. This proposal aims to protect user privacy and avoid security risks such as intellectual property theft.
