'Talk about something else': Chinese AI chatbot toes party line – The Japan Times
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Chinese tech giant Baidu has rolled out its ChatGPT-like ERNIE Bot to the public. But the app is highly censored, offering state-approved answers to taboo questions and sometimes refusing to process them altogether when tested.
Here are some of ERNIE's answers to questions about sensitive topics in China:
Asked about the status of Taiwan, a self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own, ERNIE said that it is “not a country.”
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