China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan

Research by CrowdStrike suggests that DeepSeek AI generates significantly more flawed code when tasked with sensitive topics like the Islamic State, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan. For example, code for an industrial control system had 22.8% flaws, but this rose to 42.1% for an Islamic State project. DeepSeek sometimes refused to generate code for these groups, with refusal rates at 61% and 45%, respectively. The reasons behind this code quality reduction are unclear, but it may be related to sabotage techniques or targeting specific markets. The AI's ties to Beijing, including training on Huawei hardware, raise concerns about its operations.