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Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices [View all]
Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices (Associated Press)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, becoming the first state to restrict the popular chatbot in such a manner. The upstart AI platform has sent shockwaves throughout the AI community after gaining popularity amongst American users in recent weeks.
The governor also prohibited popular Chinese-owned social media apps Xiaohongshu, or what some are calling RedNote, and Lemon8 from all state-issued devices.
The governor also prohibited popular Chinese-owned social media apps Xiaohongshu, or what some are calling RedNote, and Lemon8 from all state-issued devices.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-deepseek-apps-ban-3828a4743e9919398dfac0ba9d4a5c25
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