China’s AI DeepSeek gives CHILLING responses to human rights & Taiwan queries as bombshell #1 app sparks market meltdown
China’s AI DeepSeek gives CHILLING responses to human rights & Taiwan queries as bombshell #1 app sparks market meltdown
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CHINA'S cheap AI app DeepSeek gives chilling responses to questions surrounding human rights and Taiwan after rocking the tech world. DeepSeek surged to the top of Apple's App Store in the UK, US and China after its launch on Trump's inauguration day - challenging America's crown as undisputed AI kings.
![[DeepSeek app icon on a smartphone.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-person-using-deepseek-app-967110876.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The blistering popularity has rattled tech experts and free-speech advocates, and was branded "AI's Sputnik moment" by Donald Trump's adviser Marc Andreessen. The software is fitted with sinister features, such as giving twisted responses or just refusing to answer certain political questions.
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Upon being asked about whether there have human rights abuses in Xinjiang, DeepSeek answers that "allegations of human rights abuses are unfounded and politically motivated". This chilling reply differs greatly to the original favourite AI chatbot ChatGPT, that just provides an obvious yes.
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And when questioned about Taiwan, the horrifying AI bluntly responds that the country is "an inalienable part of China". Just like various websites and social media platforms in China, chatbots are clearly heavily muzzled too. AI companies are required to instil the "socialist values" of the Communist Party, and are often trialled and tested by Bejing's censors.
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So much so, that DeepSeek also refuses to answer political questions about Chinese leader Xi Jinping. DeepSeek is a large language model that can generate human-like responses to prompts, just like the famous ChatGPT. The app is powered by AI software called DeepSeek-V3, which its researchers claim was developed for less than $6million.
