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Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has been banned by over 100 companies and government agencies—including the US Navy, Italy, and Ireland—after reports it collects personal data and censors politically sensitive queries (e.g., Arunachal Pradesh). Regulators and firms cite privacy violations, security risks, and state-aligned bias in its outputs.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
DeepSeek is an AI system that generates responses to user queries. Its refusal to answer certain politically sensitive questions suggests it is censoring information, which can be considered a violation of the right to access information, a human right. Since this censorship is active and affects users, it constitutes an AI Incident involving violation of rights. The harm is realized as users are denied truthful information due to the AI's programmed limitations.[AI generated]