State censorship shapes how Chinese chatbots respond to sensitive political topics, study suggests

• Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. • China has a robust program of censorship and all China-originating LLMs must be approved by the Chinese government before release.

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• Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. China has a robust program of censorship and all China-originating LLMs must be approved by the Chinese government before release.

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• https://phys.org/news/2026-02-state-censorship-chinese-chatbots-sensitive.html