Chinese chatbot DeepSeek is banned for Microsoft employees
Security and propaganda concerns cited by Microsoft
Government agencies have also banned the model
In a Senate hearing addressing US AI capabilities, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft Brad Smith has revealed the company’s employees are not permitted to use the DeepSeek app.
Citing data security and propaganda concerns, Smith noted Microsoft also does not offer DeepSeek in its app store, arguing there is a risk user data will be stored in China and that DeepSeek’s responses to user enquiries could be influenced by “Chinese propaganda.”
