The US government banned the use of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's technology in federal agencies, citing security risks, while DeepSeek responded by open-sourcing its DeepInfer inference engine. Otter.ai secured $320 million in funding to advance its AI meeting assistant and expand internationally. Additionally, OpenAI acquired Orchestra Bio to enhance its AI capabilities in drug development and life sciences research. These developments highlight ongoing tensions in AI geopolitics alongside significant investments in enterprise AI and biotech applications.
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Flash US Department of Homeland Security bans all DeepSeek AI products from federal civilian agencies due to security and data sovereignty concerns related to Chinese hosting.
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- Oct 20: US Department of Homeland Security bans all DeepSeek AI products from federal civilian agencies due to security and data sovereignty concerns related to Chinese hosting.
- Oct 20: DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, the inference engine behind its fast V4.1 Flash model to lower compute costs and energy use.
- Oct 19: The US Department of Homeland Security orders civilian agencies to remove Chinese AI platform DeepSeek from government systems citing potential sensitive data transfer to China.