Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any links between the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) model and the Chinese Communist Party, of the implications for national interests of its built-in censorship functionality, and of its capabilities for military use and political interference.

The use of DeepSeek is a personal choice. The public should use their discretion and be alive to the risks that come with any new AI model, including familiarising themselves with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advice. As a Chinese company, data inputted into the model will be sent to China and thus is subject to Chinese law. The UK supports freedom of expression and we expect companies to be transparent about their AI models. While we cannot comment on individual cases, the NCSC is able to assess technologies in line with their role as the National Technical Authority.