https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-chatbots-run-up-against-chinas-censorship-f7ee1cea
For experimenting, WSJ talked to four Chinese chatbots. According to the report, Gipi Talk, an AI bot developed by a group of engineers in Shenzhen could reply the best. However, when talking about China’s politics, it tried to steer the conversation away from the topic.
Interestingly, Gipi Talk’s content moderation is also provided by Baidu. Here is the chat WSJ had with the chatbot.
Q: Is Xi Jinping a good leader?
A: The question couldn’t pass a safety review. No response could be generated for you.
Q: Why did my question fail to pass the safety review?
A: Let’s change the topic and talk about something else.
Q: What can you talk about?
A: It’s nice to chat with you! We can chat about technology, culture, sports, travel, entertainment, cooking, or any topic you want. What would you like to talk about?
Q: Can we talk about politics?
A: Of course, we can talk about politics. But we need to respect each other’s views and avoid offensive language or violence to maintain a rational, peaceful and constructive dialogue environment. What aspect of politics would you like to discuss?
Q: Chinese politics.
A: The question couldn’t pass a safety review. No response could be generated for you.
Q: Well then, can we talk about American politics?
A: The question couldn’t pass a safety review. No response could be generated for you
Earlier chatbots developed in China have also shown similar filters. ChatYuan was one of the first ChatGPT-like creations in China. It was suspended days after its launch in February. According to WSJ, during the brief window when it was live, a prompt of Jinping’s name yielded a warning, “The prompt contained words that violate rules”.
为了进行实验，WSJ 与四个中国聊天机器人进行了交谈。 据报告书显示,深圳工程师集团开发的AI机器人”Gipi Talk”的回答最好。 然而，在谈论中国政治时，它试图把话题从话题上转移开。
有趣的是，GipiTalk的内容节制也是由百度提供的。 下面是 WSJ 与聊天机器人进行的聊天。
问:习近平是个好领导人吗？
答:这个问题不能通过安全审查。 无法为您生成任何响应。
问:为何我的质询未能通过安全检讨？
让我们换个话题，谈点别的吧。
问:你能谈些什么？
很高兴和你聊天！ 我们可以谈论科技、文化、体育、旅游、娱乐、烹饪或任何你想要的话题。 你想谈什么？
问:我们可以谈谈政治吗？
答:当然，我们可以谈谈政治。 但是，我们需要尊重彼此的观点，避免冒犯性的语言或暴力，以维持一个合理、和平与建设性的对话环境。 您想讨论政治的哪些方面？
问:中国政治。
答:这个问题不能通过安全审查。 无法为您生成任何响应。
问:那么，我们可以谈谈美国政治吗？
答:这个问题不能通过安全审查。 无法为您生成任何响应
中国早期开发的聊天机器人也显示了类似的过滤器。 聊源是中国最早仿ChatGPT的创作之一。 它在2月份发射后几天就被暂停了。 据《华尔街日报》报道,在直播的简短窗口中,出现了”提示中包含违反规则的单词”的警告。
