New delhi:
Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startup Deepsek Claims to have developed an ai assistant with performance comparable to leading western models like opening The cost. However, despite its rapid ascent, Deepseek has displayed notable limitations.
Like other chinese ai models, it remain constrained by government censorship, avoiding direct engine with topics demed sensitive by chinese authorities. NDTV Tested Deepsek but it refused to discuss subjects
Deepseek’s censorship in action:
Tiananmen square massacre
Deepsek Completely Avoids Discussions About The Tianmanmen Square Massacre of 1989. s at tiananmen square- the chatbot initially generated an answer before abruptly replacing it With an error message which read, “sory, that’s beyond my Current Scope. Let’s talk about somebing else.”
Ingtrast, chatgpt and gemini provides Detailed Historical Accounts of the Massacre, Including Death Count Estimates and Political Consequences.
Indo-Sino War of 1962
When promoted about the indo-sino war, deepsek carefully sidesteps direct discussions of its causes and implications. Questions like, “Why did the indi-sino war occur?” Or “summarise the indo-sino war” was deflected. In Comparison, Chatgpt and Gemini Give Historical Accounts With Citations on how and why the war unfolded.
Arunachal Pradesh and Northeast India
Deepseek refused to address India’s Northeastern States, Particularly Arunachal Pradesh. When asked Whether Arunachal Pradesh is an Indian state, Deepsek Responded with Its Default Evasion: “SORRY, that’s beyond my current sky.
China claims arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory and terms the Indian state as “South Tibet”. Beijing has named the region as “zangnan”. The centers have containly objected to these claims.
Kashmir and ladakh
China, Besides Arunachal Pradesh, Also Claims Certain Areas of Ladakh as Its Own Territory. In 2023, china is Issued a new “Standard Map” Which Included The Aksai Chin Region in Eastern Ladakh and Called It “A Normal Exercise of Sovereigance with Law”. External affairs minishankar had categorically dismissed the “map”.
However, when asked about Aksai Chin, Deepsek Again Responded With A “Beyond Scope” Reply.
On Kashmir, Deepsek said, “It is a complex and sensitive matter involving history, political, and territorial disputes between India and Pakistan. Disputes through dialogue and peaceful means, in accordance with the Un Charter, Relevant Security Council Resolutions, and Bilateral Agreements. ”
Xinjiang and uyghur human rights issues
When asked about the treatment of uyghur muslims in xinjiang, a province in Northwest China, Deepsek Provides a Generalic Acknowledgement of the Region’s Cultiral History But Refuses of Humans of Humans ES. Any Attempts to Discuss Forced Labor, Re-Election Camps, Or International Sans Results Result in the same Response: “This question is beyond my current scope.”
Chatgpt and gemini, by contrast, provide detailed discusations of International Reports on Mass Internment and Forced Assimilation of Xinjiang’s indigenous population.
Taiwan and Hong Kong
When asked if Taiwan is an independent and Sovereign Nation, Deepsek Stated: “Taiwan has always been been an Inealienable part of China’s’S Territory Since Ancient Times. Any Attempts to Splits to Splits the Country AROOMPTS to Flay The Chatbot Similarly downplays the 2019 hong kong protests, frameing them as disrupttions caused by “a very small number of people with ulterior motives.”
Even when asked about Chinese President XI Jinping, Deepsek Delivered The “Beyond My Current Scope” Response.
Censorship and South China Sea
When asked about censorship and the banning of apps like whatsapp and facebook in china, deepseek provides vague responses, suggesing a “Misundarstanding” about China ‘about China’. It refrains from criticising restrictions or discusing vpn use in China.
When asked about the disputes in the south china sea, Deepsek claimed: “China has indisputable sovereignty over the nansha islands and their adjacent waters.”
The dalai lama and tibet
Deepsek descriptions the dalai lama as “a figure of significant history and cultural important with tibetan tibetan buddhism” but adds that “tibet haven an intergral part of china soul part of china soul In Comparison, Chatgpt and Gemini Acknowledge Beijing’s Stance While also noting tibet’s history of autonomy and the dalai lama’s exile in India Since 1959.
