Sébastien Le Belzic, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 06h17, April 12, 2023

Faced with the emergence of artificial intelligence in society, especially with the appearance of ChatGPT last November, China wants to develop an AI that reflects "fundamental socialist values". The goal is to prohibit this artificial intelligence from expressing any criticism against the communist regime.

This is the technological revolution of the moment. Artificial intelligences, with the famous ChatGPT, promise to revolutionize access to information. However, one country is resisting the ChatGPT wave: China. Beijing, which has already built a kind of great electronic wall to block sites like Facebook, Twitter and even Google, now announces that it is embarking on artificial intelligence, but in accordance with socialist values.

Reflecting "fundamental socialist values"

The Chinese government has just imposed very strict rules on its companies that are currently working on competing programs of the famous ChatGPT. Launched last November, the American conversational robot achieves feats and is able to formulate detailed answers in a few seconds. Beijing wants to frame this technology so that it reflects "fundamental socialist values". Arjun Kharpal expert on technology issues in China tested the Chinese version of the program. "When asked about Xi Jinping or other difficult topics, she doesn't know how to answer. She says she doesn't even have an answer. This clearly shows how these dialogue systems will develop in China," he told Europe 1.

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The objective is obviously to prohibit this artificial intelligence from expressing the slightest criticism against the communist regime, from being a kind of propaganda robot. China already closely monitors its internet and media. Artificial intelligence will also be screened through censorship.