20 years in prison if you use the Deepseek AI, this bill is not kidding

20 years in prison if you use the Deepseek AI, this bill is not kidding


A bill wants to end definitively with Chinese artificial intelligence. If it is approved, the text provides very heavy sanctions for the simple use of Deepseek, among others.

A woman locked up in a prison cellA woman locked up in a prison cell
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It doesn’t laugh anymore. The dazzling rise of the Chinese artificial intelligence model Deepseek scared from many countries, and some do not hesitate to make radical decisions. Originally, theIA did not necessarily have enough to scare, on the contrary. She landed in December 2024 in her 3rd version and it is an immediate success. Already because it displays results higher than its competitors in most areas, according to its developers, but especially becauseIt costs only a price fraction of these.

A point that has no impact for users just downloading the free mobile version, but which delights companies to pay for advanced features. Very quickly, we start to ask questions about the Data security passing through Deepseek. And it is the cold shower: the AI ​​has major flaws exposing information from hundreds of thousands of people. It didn’t take more to provoke a chain reaction.

Using the IA Deepseek application could lead people in prison for 20 years

Several countries purely and simply prohibit the use of Deepseek. Either in the entire population as in Italy, or for a precise category such as government agencies in Taiwan. For its part, France has not yet been pronounced, but has launched an investigation. In the United States, Texas is the first to ban Deepseek On the devices provided by the government. Not obviously sufficient. A bill tabled by Republican senator Josh Hawley wants to go much further.

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His point of view is clear: “Each dollar and each gigabyte of data that falls into Chinese AI are dollars and data that will ultimately be used against the United States“. The project is therefore not in lace. Here is what he plans:

  • Prohibit importation from or export to China from artificial intelligence technologies.
  • Prohibit American companies from carrying out research on AI in China or in cooperation with Chinese companies.
  • Prohibit American companies from investing money [dans le développement de l’IA chinoise]”.

It’s vast, but it doesn’t stop there. According to the article of law specifying the penalty incurred in the event of non-compliance, Someone downloading the Deepseek application to their mobile risks up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $ 1 million. In view of the formulation of the text, it is indeed a possibility.

US law prohibiting Chinese AI would have major repercussions in the sector

However, there is little chance that the law, if it passes, be interpreted in this sense. It could also be catastrophic for AI research. “The planned sanctions […] for import or export from China of AI technologies […] could […] Extend to anyone publishing models of AI or research documents on the Internet, knowing that they will be downloaded by people in China“, Specifies Kevin Banksto of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

In addition, the text would prohibit “American collaboration with researchers of practically any Chinese university or business“, Which would inevitably slow the progress in the field. As it stands, the bill is written in such a way that it should be rejected. However, we must not forget that The two American parties easily agree when it comes to protecting themselves from China. A few years ago, no one would have believed that the country would prohibit an application as popular as Tiktok. And yet.

Source : 404 Media

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