Paxton launches investigation into Chinese AI company
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, regarding its privacy practices.
The lawsuit claims DeepSeek violated the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
“The United States and Texas will continue to be at the forefront of global AI innovation,” Paxton said, “and any CCP-aligned company that tries to undermine that dominance by violating the rights of Texans and illegally undercutting American technology companies will face the full force of the law.”
Paxton said he sent Civil Investigative Demands to Google and Apple “requesting their analysis of the DeepSeek application, as well as the documentation DeepSeek was required to submit to them before they made DeepSeek’s app available to consumers.”
