Chinese State-Linked Accounts Promote DeepSeek’s Launch on Social Media: Report

Graphika stated that social media accounts linked to Chinese state agencies promoted the notion that DeepSeek could threaten U.S. dominance in AI.

The icon for the smartphone app DeepSeek on a smartphone screen in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2025. Andy Wong/AP Photo

A recent report by Graphika showed that social media accounts linked to Chinese state agencies were pushing narratives favoring the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek just days before the plunge in U.S. chip stocks occurred.

The analysis, obtained by Reuters, found that Chinese diplomats, embassies, and state media amplified news coverage of DeepSeek’s newly launched AI model, with the messaging that the app could threaten U.S. dominance in the AI industry.