DeepSeek AI Refuses To Criticize Xi Jinping: ‘Talk About Something Else’ [Video]

The Chinese artificial intelligence app growing in popularity in the U.S. is unable to provide any information on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests or criticize Chinese President Xi Jinping.

DeepSeek, which surpassed OpenAI‘s ChatGPT as one of the most popular AI chatbots available on Apple’s App Store, requested to “talk about something else” when tested by Newsweek.

Newsweek has contacted DeepSeek for comment on this story via email.

Why It Matters

The inability to provide information on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests could indicate that DeepSeek’s ability to work as a search engine and information provider is compromised by its Chinese origins. However, its American rival ChatGPT has also come under scrutiny over alleged biases. President Donald Trump has made maintaining U.S. leadership in the AI industry a key part of his new administration, and both he and OpenAI CEO Sam Altmanhave identified China as the main threat …