However, 59 per cent of EU respondents and 58 per cent of US respondents indicated they would only use such AI models hosted on non-Chinese infrastructure. That preference highlights the scrutiny Chinese models face globally, a concern that analysts suggested were not unfounded.
Chinese AI systems are often trained to provide “correct” answers regarding politically sensitive topics, a trait that may be viewed unfavourably by users in other countries, according to James Wang, general partner at US-based venture capital fund Creative Ventures.
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“There are many specific historical or cultural questions that will lean towards either a Chinese context … or are deliberately reinforced to give the ‘correct’ answer from the Chinese government’s perspective,” Wang said.