DeepSeek banned in US civilian agencies, AI agents used for real-world hacks, OpenAI funding heats up

Podcast: AI in Flow · Six & Flow

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

Claire and Peter break down a security heavy news cycle on AI in Flow. The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and stop new purchases, including third-party tools that embed DeepSeek technology, citing risks around PII collection, data transfer, and app vulnerabilities. They also cover reports that OpenAI is trying to close a roughly 30 billion dollar raise ahead of Anthropic’s expected listing, and what that means for pricing and infrastructure spend. Plus, scrutiny on China-linked AI firm Z.AI, a Reuters-reported campaign where attackers used AI agents via exposed Cairn instances to...