U.S. holds off blacklisting China's DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks

The United States government has decided against adding the Chinese AI developer DeepSeek to its trade blacklist at this time, despite ongoing scrutiny regarding its potential security risks. While federal authorities have designated over 100 other Chinese companies as national security threats, officials are still reviewing whether DeepSeek meets the criteria for export restrictions. This delay highlights the complex challenge regulators face in balancing domestic technological competition with efforts to limit foreign access to advanced computing capabilities.