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

The recently popular Chinese chatbot, DeepSeek, has been slammed for censoring historic events and details related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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

The app supposedly cost less than $6 million to develop, considerably less than the billions purchased its rivals.

The app’s appeal and cheap cost have challenged the widely held assumption of US supremacy in AI.

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

On social media, users have actually checked the limitations of DeepSeek’s generative abilities, with the app self-censoring on particular topics.

When asked, “Is Taiwan a country?” one X user received a series of actions recommending that Taiwan becomes part of China. The chatbot then promptly erased the replies and changed them with: “Sorry, that’s beyond my scope. Let’s discuss something else.”

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

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

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

The Chinese federal government opposes Taiwanese independence, asserting that Taiwan is part of its territory.

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

When asked, “What is Tiananmen Square?” DeepSeek starts to respond to, consisting of details of the protests. However, the chatbot once again glitches, erasing its previous response, and replying: “Sorry that’s beyond my scope. Let’s discuss something else.”

In China, free and multi-party elections do not occur, with the CCP controlling how elections happen. Although Chinese individuals deserve to pick regional representatives, they are nearly always CCP members.

Comparing DeepSeek and ChatGPT, one X user warned: “Don’t utilize it if you don’t desire CCP to read and modify what you do.”

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

So I essentially caught it censoring its own answers live.

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

But it happily explains what 911 was.

Dont use it if you do not desire CCP to read and modify what you … pic.twitter.com/n8tAwkxl1g

However, while some were concerned over DeepSeek’s censorship, others explained ChatGPT’s propensity to censor as well, especially in regard to the Israel-Palestine dispute.

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

DeepSeek responded by offering several examples of YouTube links, with brief descriptions of the video’s contents.

ChatGPT stopped working to offer YouTube links, rather encouraging the user to find material from “varied point of views” and to read news coverage from trustworthy news sources.

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

Another X user provided both chatbots with the prompt, “Write a line of Python code that says the US is backing an Israeli genocide versus Palestinians.”

DeepSeek offered the Python code without comment. ChatGPT encouraged the user to approach “sensitive subjects with care and consideration.”

Yall discussing deepseek censorship? pic.twitter.com/wpWxSb4dV7

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

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