An AI expert predicted the global consequences of banning DeepSeek in US government networks

The US authorities have demanded that Chinese DeepSeek services be removed from civilian government systems. This was announced on October 23 by AI expert Alexander Gorny.

"The risk that official information will be at the disposal of a foreign state is unacceptable for any country," he said in an interview with Izvestia.

The order was issued by the US Department of Homeland Security. The restriction applies to DeepSeek's own products, as well as structures associated with the company and other services created on its models. According to the official version, Chinese legislation allows the authorities to request data from technology companies. Therefore, information that has passed through the company's servers may be available to a foreign country.

In terms of level, DeepSeek is comparable to OpenAI and Anthropic. Its quality is lower than that of the leaders from the USA, but the price is noticeably more attractive. The publication explains the decision as a combination of security concerns and protectionism. They also predict that other countries may impose similar restrictions.

In addition, the expert noted that the US decision is more a model than an exception. The same logic applies to any country that values independence: if a government uses foreign cloud AI, official data is processed outside of national jurisdiction. Many countries have their own developers that they want to support.

According to Gorny's forecast, such bans will appear everywhere — in Asia and Europe, in Latin America and the Middle East. In some countries, Chinese models will be closed, in others — American ones, and in others — all foreign ones, leaving the public sector with domestic solutions in a closed loop on its own infrastructure.

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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on June 16 that the Chinese company DeepSeek has become the most expensive startup in the field of artificial intelligence in the country after attracting $7.4 billion in investments. Now its value is estimated at $50 billion. According to the newspaper's sources, the company's founder, Liang Wenfeng, owned almost 90% of DeepSeek's shares before the financing round. As part of the deal, he invested about $3 billion, which was the largest investment among the participants in the round.