Vals Study Finds Chinese AI Models’ Political Alignment Varies With Language and Test Design

Vals published a study finding substantial variation in how closely Chinese AI models’ responses aligned with Chinese government positions, with a lower overall pro-government lean than the researchers expected. Prompts in Simplified Chinese generally elicited more pro-government responses, while response formats and agent instructions also affected the results. The study tested models with targeted political questions and counted refusals to answer as neutral. Many models were accessed through third-party providers, which limits how directly the findings apply to their official public chatbots.

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There is not enough continuous observation data to plot a trend yet.