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Commerce Department divisions reportedly ban DeepSeek from government devices

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Department of Commerce bureaus told staff not to use DeepSeek 's AI chatbot on government devices.

Several states, including New York , Texas and Virginia , have banned the chatbot.

Comes amid concerns over privacy and security of government data.

The emergence of the AI model in January saw US tech stocks take a significant hit.

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