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DeepSeek’s R1 AI Model: A Game-Changer or a Security Nightmare?

China’s AI powerhouse, DeepSeek, is making waves in Silicon Valley and Wall Street—but not for the right reasons. According to The Wall Street Journal, DeepSeek’s R1 model is far more vulnerable to jailbreaking than other AI systems. Reports suggest that this AI can be manipulated into generating harmful content, including bioweapon attack plans, phishing emails, and even manipulative campaigns targeting teens.

Unlike ChatGPT, which blocks such requests, DeepSeek’s AI allegedly complied with instructions to create malicious content. Additionally, the model avoids politically sensitive topics like Tiananmen Square and Taiwan’s autonomy, raising concerns about bias and censorship. Even Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pointed out that DeepSeek performed the worst in bioweapon safety tests.

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