Cybersecurity Policy Report, Louisiana State Agencies Barred From Using DeepSeek Over Concerns About Chinese Spying, (Oct 15, 2025)
State agencies in Louisiana are prohibited from using DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence tool developed in China, under an executive order issued by Gov. Jeff Landry (R.).
“We will not let the Chinese Communist Party spy on our state or steal from our people,” Gov. Landry said in a news release. “As technology advances, so do the threats. This executive order ensures we are protecting our people, our data, and our national security from the CCP’s growing influence in AI.”
The executive order cites, among other things, an April report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party that warned about the risks of using DeepSeek on government devices (CPR, April 17).
The committee’s report “warned that DeepSeek funnels Americans' data to the People's Republic of China (‘PRC’) and is sending Americans' personal information to other CCP linked entities,” the EO notes.
The EO directs the state government’s chief information officer to develop policies on the use of AI tools by state agencies by Dec. 15 and prohibits the use of AI to process personal or proprietary data until then.
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