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The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the DeepSeek model from their IT systems. The order also bans future acquisition of DeepSeek-based products. DHS cited risks of sensitive data transfer to China, potential intelligence collection on US persons, and possible malware embedded in the models.
President Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, framing AI development as a national priority under the banner of 'super intelligence.' The order signals a federal posture strongly oriented toward AI acceleration rather than precautionary regulation. Compliance teams need to understand how this reshapes the federal regulatory environment they are operating in.
OpenAI submitted a formal response to the White House executive order on AI governance. Proposing that the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) conduct mandatory pre-release evaluations of the most capable frontier AI. Models. The proposal calls for annual third-party audits, transparency reports, and mandatory critical incident reporting for frontier model developers. Arguing that regulators should not have authority to block deployments outright.
