British Columbia is banning the Chinese-owned artificial intelligence application DeepSeek from government-managed devices. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published Feb. 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/07/BC-Canada-Ban-Public-Sector-Staff-DeepSeek/

BC, Canada Ban Public Sector Staff from Using Chinese-Owned DeepSeek AI

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