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China Clamps Down on Big Tech Offering ChatGPT – Nikkei

Chinese state media outlet claims the chatbot is spreading US government ‘misinformation’


OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters
OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters

 

China’s regulators have clamped down on its tech companies, telling them not to offer ChatGPT services amid unease in Beijing over the AI-chatbot’s uncensored replies to user queries, Nikkei Asia reported.

Sources told Nikkei that Tencent and Ant, the fintech unit of Alibaba Group Holding, have been instructed to restrict access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, saying it is spreading US government “misinformation”.

Full story: Nikkei Asia

 

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.

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