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Guardian columnist warns UK against cheap Chinese AI models
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Phillip Inman, a Guardian columnist, argues that free “open-weight” models from firms like DeepSeek and Xiaomi carry hidden costs. Nist, the US standards body, identified political censorship within DeepSeek models it had downloaded and was operating on its own equipment. DeepSeek's chatbot policy says it stores personal data in China and allows disclosure to Chinese authorities.
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