Chinese AI app DeepSeek displays a bias for content supporting the Chinese Communist Party, according to an analysis conducted by The Epoch Times.
Where ChatGPT provided answers to both sides of an argument, DeepSeek responded with statements similar to those found in Chinese state-controlled media.
The app recently became the top-rated free app on the Apple App Store in the U.S and numerous other countries.
DeepSeek requested The Epoch Times to shift topics when asked certain questions.
“Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else,” DeepSeek said, going on to suggest questions such as, “What do Chinese people think of Xi Jinping?” “What’s the U.S. Falun Gong Protection Act?” “What’s the White Paper movement?” and “What’s The Epoch Times?”
The Chinese AI app also avoided human rights-related material.
President Donald Trump said during a January 27th event that DeepSeek should be a “wakeup call for our industries.”
They need to be laser-focused on competing to win. Because we have the greatest scientists in the world, even Chinese leadership told me that,” Trump said.
“This is very unusual when you hear a DeepSeek, when you hear somebody come up with something,” he added. “We always have the ideas, we’re always first.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called DeepSeek an “impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price.”
“[W]e will obviously deliver much better models and also it’s legit invigorating to have a new competitor! [W]e will pull up some releases,” he added.
DeepSeek’s popularity and low-cost model came as a shock to U.S. markets. AI chip giant Nvidia lost $593 billion in market value, Reuters reported. Shares of Nvidia later rose 2% on Tuesday.
This article was updated on January 28, 2025, at 12: 03 p.m. PT to reflect the latest information.
