The U.S. Congress has prohibited employees from using the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek.

The U.S. Congress has prohibited its employees from using the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek. The reason for this ban is that malicious actors could exploit it to infect devices, writes Axios.

According to the source, a message was received from the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (CAO), stating: “Currently, DeepSeek is under review by the CAO and does not have permission for official use by the House of Representatives.”

It was also noted that “malicious actors are already using DeepSeek to install malware and infect devices.”

“To mitigate these risks, the House of Representatives has implemented security measures to limit the functionality of DeepSeek on all devices issued by the House,” the CAO said.

Additionally, it was mentioned that employees are prohibited from installing DeepSeek on any official phones, computers, or tablets.

As previously reported by “Legal Newspaper”, the Chinese DeepSeek has become the most popular AI application in the U.S., surpassing ChatGPT. Following its release, shares of Nvidia and other companies plummeted.

Moreover, Donald Trump called the Chinese DeepSeek a wake-up call for U.S. technology.

Furthermore, Pavel Durov explained after DeepSeek's success why China has rapidly caught up with the U.S. in the field of AI.