US senator proposes $1 million fine, 20 years jail time for users downloading DeepSeek app – The Times of India

US Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to ban the import and export of artificial intelligence (AI) products between the US and China. If passed, the law would impose severe penalties, including up to 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine, or both, for individuals who knowingly download Chinese-developed AI models like DeepSeek….

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Deepseek blocks foreign users, requires China phone numbers for registration and download; claims cyberattacks after outage – The Times of India

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has restricted new user sign-ups to those with mainland China telephone numbers. Reason: The company is citing “large-scale malicious attacks” on its systems. This comes after a surge in demand following the release of its AI chatbot, which it claims rivals OpenAI‘s ChatGPT but was developed at a fraction of…

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