Breakout Chinese AI DeepSeek ‘programmed’ to toe the Communist party line?

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has made waves in Silicon Valley, stunning investors and industry insiders with its ability to match the skills of its Western competitors at a fraction of the cost.

But where it differs is the answers it offers to topics considered politically sensitive in China, from the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to the status of Taiwan and the country’s leadership.