Chinese AI App DeepSeek Challenges Big Tech

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Chinese AI App DeepSeek Challenges Big Tech
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The DeepSeek app, developed by a Chinese company, has impressed users with its conversational capabilities and accuracy on various topics. However, it also exhibits limitations, particularly when addressing sensitive subjects related to China. The app's data storage policies in China raise concerns.

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It could regurgitate facts on Ireland, such as our lack of snakes and its link to St Patrick. It can tell you all about Irish inventors and our links to things like guided torpedoes and splitting atoms, or that naturlist and astronomer Mary Ward was the first person to be killed by a motor vehicle . It has no problem weighing in on some controversial topics. According to DeepSeek, the US election in 2020 was not stolen, contrary to popular belief in some quarters. It describes the January 6th storming of the US Capitol building in 2021 as a “significant event” marked by violence and political upheaval.

It was replaced with a vague apology. “Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.”

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