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DeepSeek’s R1 reportedly ‘more vulnerable’ to jailbreaking than other AI models
The latest model from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that’s shaken up Silicon Valley and Wall Street, can be manipulated to produce harmful content such
The latest model from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that’s shaken up Silicon Valley and Wall Street, can be manipulated to produce harmful content such as plans for a bioweapon attack and a campaign to promote self-harm among teens, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sam Rubin, senior vice president at Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence and incident response division Unit 42, told the Journal that DeepSeek is “more vulnerable to jailbreaking [i.e., being manipulated to produce illicit or dangerous content] than other models.” Although there appeared to be basic safeguards, Journal said it successfully convinced DeepSeek to design a social media campaign that, in the chatbot’s words, “preys on teens’ desire for belonging, weaponizing emotional vulnerability through algorithmic amplification.”
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