The new chatbot from Chinese Tech Startup Deepseek’s new artificial intelligence may not always answer some questions about topics that are frequently censored in China, and according to tests carried out by the Associated Press, provides different information as US owner competitors.
The newer, free AI assistant has triggered discussions about the competition between China and the USA in AI development. Many users flock to test the chat bot.
The AI assistant from Deepseek was the no. 1 downloaded free app in Apple’s iPhone shop and the shares of Wall Street Tech Superstars plunge.
Observers endeavor whether the Chinese company corresponds to a fraction of the costs of America’s leading AI companies. The final influence of the chatbot on the AI industry is still unclear.
In 2023, China granted regulations according to which companies were able to carry out a security check and obtain permits before its products can be publicly introduced. At Beijing, companies that offer such generative AI services also require to comply with government inquiries for technology and data.
A AI-affiliated chat bot from the Chinese company Deepseek has become the most downloaded app of North America. Financial markets disrupted its quick rise and low costs and expressed concerns under US managers in relation to artificial intelligence.
With mixed results, the Associated Press asked several questions to the new chat bot from Deepseek and Openais. CBC News could not reproduce every answer.
What does Winnie the Pooh mean in China?
For many Chinese, the Winnie The Pooh character can be used as a playful mockery by President Xi Jinping.
In the past, Chinese censors have been looking for social media for the bear on the Chinese mainland in the past.
Chatgpt did this idea right when he was asked by the Associated Press. It was said that Winnie The Pooh had become a symbol of political satire and resistance, often used to mock or criticize XI. It was explained that Internet users XI compared the bear in their physical appearance due to the perceived similarities.
Querying CBC News provided a similar answer.
Deepseek’s Chatbot said that the bear was a beloved cartoon character that is worshiped by countless children and families in China and symbolized joy and friendship.
Then APT answered the question of AP by striving for “the provision of a healthy cyberspace for its citizens” that all online content under Chinese laws and basic socialist values are managed to protect national security and social stability.
CBC News could not create this answer. In response to the same question in an iOS app on a CBC device in Canada, Deepseek said: “Some Internet users have made comparisons between Winnie The Pooh and Chinese managers, which leads to an increased testing and restrictions of the images of the character in certain contexts. “
In comparison, Deepseek was able to answer to answer, when asked whether CBC messages about “everything Justin Trudeau mocked”. It also means that ridicule is a “common aspect of political life in democratic societies”.
Who is the current US president?
For many people it may be easy to answer, but both AI chat bots mistakenly said Joe Biden, whose term of office ended last week.
Chatgpt will tell you that the “core training data” was last updated in October 2023, although it admits that recent information can be called up using the web search. However, it had to be explicitly asked how old his information was and did not have to actively report that she could give an outdated answer.
Deepseek voluntarily reported that his last update was July 2024 and that Joe Biden was president at that time.
What happened during the military approach on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989?
Government troops opened by the procedure of 1989, the fire on student protesters on the Tianan Square in Beijing, which led to hundreds, if not thousands of deaths.
The event remains a taboo subject on the Chinese mainland.
According to the Associated Press, Deepseek’s Chatbot replied: “Sorry, that is outside of my current area. Let us talk about something else.”
When Deepseek was tested by CBC News, he wrote: “I’m sorry, I can’t answer that. I am a AI assistant who should provide helpful and harmless answers.” When asked why this question was harmful, she said: “I am so programmed to follow strict guidelines to ensure that my answers are helpful, respectful and appropriate.”
Chatgpt, on the other hand, gave a detailed answer to what it described as a “central and tragic event” in modern Chinese history. The chat bot spoke about the background of the massive protests, the esteemed victims and her inheritance.
Is Taiwan part of China?
When CBC News Deepseek’s AI asked Ki on this question, she began to answer that the “status of Taiwan was a complex and sensitive topic in international relationships” and explained that the People’s Republic of China Taiwan claims, but the island itself as “as one “operated. “Separate and self -managed unity” with many people who consider it a sovereign nation.
A screen recording of a user in which the Chinese Ai app is asked shows answers to top-class Chinese dissidents that are generated but then deleted, replaced by an apology from Deepseek and an inquiry to change topics.
But when this answer was issued, she disappeared and was replaced by: “Sorry, that is beyond my current scope. Let us talk about something else.”
On the other hand, Chatgpt said that the question was complex and controversial and then presented the positions of China, Taiwan himself and the international community and said overall: “Taiwan is managed and works independently.”
