U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday, while President Donald Trump's crypto czar said it was possible that intellectual property theft could have been at play.

On Tuesday, the White House said the National Security Council is reviewing the implications of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm. The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the development stating,

White House ‘looking at’ national security implications of Chinese AI breakthrough - DeepSeek says its AI model is similar to US giants like OpenAI, despite fears of censorship around issues sensitive