Multiple LLMs Reportedly Generated Responses Aligning with Purported CCP Censorship and Propaganda
Description
On June 25, 2025, the American Security Project produced a report outlining how several major U.S. LLMs, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Grok, sometimes generated responses aligned with Chinese Communist Party propaganda or censorship when prompted in English and Simplified Chinese on sensitive topics. The study also found similar patterns in the Chinese-developed DeepSeek-R1 model.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- xai
- openai
- microsoft
- deepseek
Alleged Developers
- xai
- openai
- microsoft
- deepseek
Harmed Parties
- pro-democracy-activists
- policymakers
- grok-users
- general-public
- gemini-users
- epistemic-integrity
- deepseek-users
- copilot-users
- civil-society-groups
- chatgpt-users
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
- democratic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
Source
Related Incidents (Misinformation)
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