House panel considers national security concerns with evolution of DeepSeek as AI race accelerates

Lawmakers sought to get an understanding at a House hearing of national security impacts from Chinese firm DeepSeek’s demonstrated artificial intelligence capabilities, while Democrats highlighted a need for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support work on AI governance.

“Maintaining American leadership in AI development and deployment is not only an economic imperative, but also a national security requirement that affects every sector of our economy and our society,” Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) said at an April...