AXIOS January 28, 2025
Dave Lawler

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at her first press briefing that the National Security Council was “looking into” the potential security implications of AI breakthroughs from China’s DeepSeek, which have rocked Silicon Valley and Wall Street this week.

Why it matters: DeepSeek’s low-cost but highly advanced models have shaken the consensus that the U.S. had a strong lead in the AI race with China. Responding to a question from Axios’ Mike Allen, Leavitt said President Trump saw this as a “wake-up call” for the U.S. AI industry, but remained confident “we’ll restore American dominance.”

  • Leavitt said she had personally discussed the matter with the NSC earlier on Tuesday.

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