China's AI 'Chasing Silicon Valley'? Professor Warns of Data Risks, Propaganda

A recent Goldman Sachs report highlights the rapid advancement of Chinese artificial intelligence models, suggesting companies like DeepSeek and ByteDance are closing the gap with Silicon Valley through cost-effective development. The report indicates that China's open-source and open-weight models are nearing the performance of top global products, shifting industry competition from model capability to commercialization.

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I don't know how many people are foolish enough to use Chinese AI.

However, Yeh Yao-yuan, a professor at St. Thomas University, expressed skepticism about the widespread adoption of Chinese AI. He raised concerns on his Facebook page about the implications of using these technologies, particularly regarding data privacy. Yeh warned that information entered into Chinese AI systems could be collected by servers controlled by the Chinese government, potentially compromising user data.

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Once you use Chinese AI, all your information in the AI will be collected into servers controlled by the Chinese government, and then everything about you will be controlled by the CCP.

Furthermore, Yeh suggested that Chinese AI models often replicate the syntax of AI developed in the U.S., incorporating Chinese big data to function as a "major propaganda tool." He questioned the AI's ability to provide objective responses on sensitive topics that might conflict with Chinese principles, predicting that the AI would likely default to promoting China positively, leading to "unlimited self-brainwashing."

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Chinese AI's grammar also largely copies AI developed in the United States, then adds China's internal big data, finally becoming a 100% major propaganda tool.