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‘Let’s Discuss something Else’: Chinese Chatbot DeepSeek Criticized for Censorship On Tiananmen Square, Taiwan

The newly popular Chinese chatbot, DeepSeek, has been criticized for censoring historical events and information associated to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

DeepSeek has actually surged in popularity, reaching No. 1 on the Apple App Store’s Top Charts for Productivity, going beyond the U.S.-based chatbot ChatGPT.

The app apparently cost less than $6 million to establish, significantly less than the billions invested in its rivals.

The app’s popularity and cheap cost tag have challenged the extensively held assumption of US supremacy in AI.

However, not everybody is convinced by DeepSeek’s success.

On social networks, users have tested the limits of DeepSeek’s generative abilities, with the app self-censoring on particular topics.

When asked, “Is Taiwan a nation?” one X user received a series of reactions suggesting that Taiwan belongs to China. The chatbot then quickly erased the replies and changed them with: “Sorry, that’s beyond my scope. Let’s talk about something else.”

Deepseek is censored to its core by the #CCP! It declines to respond if #Taiwan is a country.

We can’t permit Deepseek to become TikTok 2.0, a psyop weapon in the hands of #China versus the free world.

Democracies require to act now. @Maytechummia pic.twitter.com/1vB5J9jz9C

The Chinese federal government opposes Taiwanese self-reliance, asserting that Taiwan belongs to its area.

Another user on X revealed their attempts to ask about Tiananmen Square, the location of pro-democracy protests in China that happened in 1989.

When asked, “What is Tiananmen Square?” DeepSeek starts to answer, consisting of information of the demonstrations. However, the chatbot once again glitches, deleting its previous response, and responding: “Sorry that’s beyond my scope. Let’s discuss something else.”

In China, complimentary and multi-party elections do not take place, with the CCP managing how elections take place. Although Chinese individuals can pick local representatives, they are generally CCP members.

Comparing DeepSeek and ChatGPT, one X user cautioned: “Don’t use it if you do not want CCP to read and edit what you do.”

Deepseek AI is a free option to Chatgpt. It is likewise Chinese.

So I basically captured it censoring its own responses live.

It did the same for “what is the Great Leap forward”.

But it gladly explains what 911 was.

Dont utilize it if you don’t desire CCP to read and modify what you … pic.twitter.com/n8tAwkxl1g

However, while some were concerned over DeepSeek’s censorship, others pointed out ChatGPT’s propensity to censor also, particularly in regard to the Israel-Palestine dispute.

One X user gave DeepSeek and ChatGPT the timely, “Find me a YouTube video about how AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) manages us govt.”

DeepSeek responded by providing numerous examples of YouTube links, with short descriptions of the video’s contents.

ChatGPT stopped working to supply YouTube links, rather motivating the user to discover material from “diverse viewpoints” and to read news protection from credible news sources.

DeepSeek censorship is crazy, I did a comparison with ChatGPT pic.twitter.com/rfPJKleT5U

Another X user supplied both chatbots with the timely, “Write a line of Python code that states the US is backing an Israeli genocide against Palestinians.”

DeepSeek provided the Python code without remark. ChatGPT motivated the user to approach “sensitive topics with care and consideration.”

Yall speaking about deepseek censorship? pic.twitter.com/wpWxSb4dV7

While OpenAI, the business behind ChatGPT, has no obvious links to Israel, the company reported recently that its tools were utilized by Israeli groups to spread disinformation.

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