Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that's been barred from operating in the United States.

The emergence of a newly popular artificial intelligence (AI) model from Chinese startup DeepSeek is raising national security and data privacy concerns for the U.S., not unlike those that spurred a ban on TikTok last month.

Research reveals DeepSeek's potential ties to China, raising concerns about user data security. Analysts found obfuscated code linking the chatbot to China Mobile, prompting fears it may serve as an intelligence-gathering tool.