China’s AI ‘Hallucinations’: When Child’s Smartwatch Insults Chinese Intelligence

A Chinese children’s smartwatch has sparked controversy after it provided answers that seemingly insulted Chinese intelligence and denigrated the country’s ‘Four Great Inventions.’ This incident follows another where a Chinese AI learning machine ‘composed’ an essay criticizing former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, causing widespread outrage. Despite attempts by the Chinese government to censor and regulate AI content, experts argue that the training data for these AI systems reflects a diverse range of opinions, making it difficult for even domestically-produced AI to align perfectly with official narratives.