Bipartisan bill aims to block Chinese AI from federal agencies

DeepSeek rivals OpenAI’s performance at a fraction of the cost, raising concerns about China’s tech progress despite U.S. trade restrictions. WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged to ensure that the United States would prevail against China in the global competition over AI. "We are in a new Cold War, and AI is the strategic technology at the center," said Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, as he opened a hearing on the matter. "The future…