Efani<p>🚨 A new U.S. House report on DeepSeek highlights how one Chinese AI model may be quietly reshaping global AI strategy — and risking American data privacy.</p><p>The House Select Committee on the CCP has released findings on DeepSeek’s R1 model, revealing:<br>- $420M in funding from High-Flyer Quant, a Chinese trading firm <br>- Access to 10,000+ NVIDIA A100 chips via the Firefly supercomputing infrastructure <br>- Ties to China's surveillance ecosystem, including China Mobile <br>- Allegations of illegal training data use and export control circumvention <br>- App behavior that mimics spyware: collecting device IDs, typing cadence, and chat history </p><p>Lawmakers warn that DeepSeek:<br>- Functions as an open-source intelligence asset for China <br>- Circumvented guardrails from U.S. AI companies to accelerate its own development <br>- Operates under a tightly controlled tech ecosystem with deep state-linked partnerships</p><p>An OpenAI exec told the committee that DeepSeek “circumvented guardrails to extract reasoning outputs,” accelerating their model using techniques like distillation — potentially copying U.S. tech at lower cost.</p><p>Even more concerning:<br>- User data is routed via infrastructure tied to China Mobile <br>- DeepSeek does not encrypt much of its traffic <br>- It censors content critical of the Chinese government</p><p>🛡️ What this means:<br>- Export controls alone aren’t enough — the U.S. must improve early threat tracking <br>- Agencies should restrict procurement and usage of Chinese AI models <br>- More visibility and scrutiny are needed around AI supply chains and infrastructure</p><p>At Efani, we believe real AI security starts with understanding who’s behind the tools we use — and where our data ends up. This report is a wake-up call for all of us building or relying on AI systems today.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DeepSeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeek</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EfaniSecure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EfaniSecure</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ExportControls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExportControls</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>