New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The United States Navy has banned the use of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) for its members due to 'security and ethical concerns,' according to a CNBC report.

In a warning email on Friday, the US Navy said DeepSeek's AI was not to be used "in any capacity" due to "potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model's origin and usage".

CNBC said a US Navy spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the email, saying that it was in reference to the US Department of the Navy's Chief Information Officer's generative AI policy.

US Navy's ban followed DeepSeek's release of R1, a powerful new reasoning AI model that competes with OpenAI's technology.

In an early warning email, the US Navy s...