The U.S. Senate is considering a ban on the Chinese AI assistant ‘DeepSeek’ due to national security concerns. Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill that imposes severe penalties on businesses and government agencies using the chatbot. Violators could face a personal fine of up to $1 million and a 20-year prison sentence, while corporations could be fined up to $100 million. U.S. authorities claim that DeepSeek’s parent company shares user data with the Chinese government, prompting the move toward an outright ban.