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Did China plan the hype on Deep Seek?.
DeepSeek’s sudden rise last week may have been boosted at least in part by the Chinese government. Chinese state-linked accounts promoted DeepSeek’s AI launch last week, highlighting it as a major competitor to U.S. companies. This happened just days before U.S. tech stocks dropped sharply, according to analysis firm Graphika.
Chinese diplomats, state media, and embassies shared news of DeepSeek’s release on platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, Weibo, and Toutiao. The messaging framed China as leading in AI development. Graphika also linked pro-China content about DeepSeek to past influence campaigns. YouTube, Meta, and X have not commented on the report.
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