Youngkin says the ban aims to protect Virginia's IT security after researchers found code that could send user logins to a banned Chinese telecom company.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) barred state employees Tuesday from using artificial intelligence (AI) models developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek on state-issued devices and state-run networks. “China’s DeepSeek AI poses a threat to the security and safety of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia,