Targeting DeepSeek won't fix Washington's flawed AI strategy on China

The US should work with allies to build standards for transparency in AI development

Paul Triolo

May 26, 2025 17:05 JST

A congressional report in April called DeepSeek a "profound threat" to U.S. national security. But debate over the tech underscores the increasingly complicated task of controlling advanced AI. © Reuters

Paul Triolo is a Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group and Global Tech Policy Lead of DGA Group.

The Trump administration appears poised to take a series of actions targeting DeepSeek, a fast-rising Chinese artificial intelligence startup whose advanced AI models have quickly gained traction among developers and tech enthusiasts worldwide. A recent congressional report called DeepSeek a "profound threat" to national security, citing concerns about potential data transfers to China, censorship applied to model outputs, and allegations that the firm used restricted Nvidia chips to train its models.