S. 1638, the Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025, prohibits federal contractors from using the Chinese AI application DeepSeek or its successors to fulfill or support federal contracts, with limited exceptions for national security and research purposes approved by the Commerce Secretary in consultation with the Defense Secretary. The bill also requires the Secretary of Commerce to deliver a comprehensive report within one year to Congress examining national security threats posed by AI platforms based in or controlled by foreign adversaries, including analyses of government censorship capabilities, state-sponsored propaganda risks, data privacy threats to Americans, and potential intellectual property theft. The report must assess how foreign governments could access and misuse data submitted to these AI applications and recommend legislative and administrative actions to protect U.S. security interests. This legislation affects federal contractors, the federal government, and any Americans using foreign AI platforms, with the goal of protecting national security and preventing sensitive information from being accessed by hostile foreign governments.
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