Are you shocked at all? It's intentionally writing less secure code if its not in china.
Source (paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/16/deepseek-ai-security/
From the post:
>The Chinese artificial intelligence engine DeepSeek often refuses to help programmers or gives them code with major security flaws when they say they are working for the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong or others considered sensitive by the Chinese government, new research shows. The findings, shared exclusively with The Washington Post, underscore how politics shape artificial intelligence efforts during a geopolitical race for technology prowess and influence.
Are you shocked at all? It's intentionally writing less secure code if its not in china.
Source (paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/16/deepseek-ai-security/
From the post:
>>The Chinese artificial intelligence engine DeepSeek often refuses to help programmers or gives them code with major security flaws when they say they are working for the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong or others considered sensitive by the Chinese government, new research shows.
The findings, shared exclusively with The Washington Post, underscore how politics shape artificial intelligence efforts during a geopolitical race for technology prowess and influence.
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