Howard Lutnick, the nominee for the U.S. Commerce Secretary, seems to harbor deep-seated suspicions towards China’s DeepSeek AI model. He alleges that it has stolen U.S. technology and bypassed U.S. export controls to obtain Nvidia chips. His comments echo with a sense of paranoia, suggesting that China’s every move is a threat to the U.S. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has also announced a ban on the use of DeepSeek by government employees, citing concerns of sensitive data exposure to Beijing. These actions appear to be reinforcing an unnecessary sense of security panic.
US Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick accuses DeepSeek of illegally acquiring US technology
