Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek
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According to the language of the proposed bill, people who download AI models from China could face up to 20 years in jail, a million dollar fine, or both.
  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    2 months ago

    Hawley’s statement called DeepSeek “a data-harvesting, low-cost AI model that sparked international concern and sent American technology stocks plummeting.”

    data-harvesting

    ???

    It runs offline… using open-source software that provably does not collect or transmit any data…

    It is low-cost and out-competes American technology, though, true

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    This is astounding.

    I mean, not the Deepseek or jailing stuff. I mean a Senator actually proposing a law. I thought the way our government worked was, the annoying orange declares a vague uncited threat to be bad, and signs an executive order on it!

  • blady_blah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    That’s awesome! I didn’t know you could download an LLM and run it locally! That’s what I’m really interested in is something that’s on my side and not a conduit to Google, MS or other.

    I’m so glad Hawley proposed this bill or I wouldn’t have known that deepseek was open source and downloadable! I’ll have to go look for a download.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    242·
    2 months ago

    Yes the ban on TikTok is working! We’re getting more and more freer!!! The kids will be saved!!! \s \s \s

  • mPony@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    2 months ago

    next up: US Bill proposed to jail people who watch MSNBC US Bill proposed to jail people who watch PBS US Bill proposed to jail people who don’t buy a cybertruck US Bill proposed to jail people who don’t vote GOP

    So much freedom, so little time.

  • dontbelasagne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    3 months ago

    So I guess it’s free speech as long as you agree with the goverment’s speech. If not, then it’s a crime.

    • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Elon Musk was just posting a factory of prisoners all working for cents on the dollar saying that America needs more of that.

    • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Always have been, and this is a bipartisan value, heck, it’s common to all political parties of the world.

  • JOMusic@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    15·
    3 months ago

    It’s only a proposed bill (thankfully), but definitely one to keep an eye on.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    15·
    2 months ago

    Print the code in a book and mail it.

    Surely, they cannot ban books… right? Right?

    Edit: Wait wait wait… the Comstock Act says mail cannot be used for anything that can be used for abortion. And a AI can theoretically be used to get instructions for abortion. BOOM, it’s banned! 👀