The AI culture war: Hidden biases in training models can fuel political propaganda

The launch of the Chinese-made DeepSeek has sparked heated debate, though critics have largely ignored a huge problem: the potential for China to use such an AI model to push a cultural and political agenda on the rest of the world. DeepSeek has raised concerns about cybersecurity, privacy, intellectual property, and other issues, but some AI experts also worry about its ability to spread propaganda. When Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligenc…