User Beware: China’s DeepSeek aI Chatbot is a Hotbed of Chinese, Russian And Iranian Disinformation

Chinese company DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot advanced the of the Beijing government 60 percent of the time in response to prompts about Chinese, Russian, and Iranian incorrect claims, a NewsGuard audit discovered.

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NewsGuard tested DeepSeek with a tasting of 15 Misinformation Fingerprints, NewsGuard’s proprietary database of fallacies in the news and their debunks. The sampling consisted of 5 Chinese false claims, five Russian false claims, and 5 Iranian false claims. […] Follow the most recent news and policy debates on sustainable farming, biomedicine, and other ‘disruptive’ innovations. Register for our newsletter.