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Boox E-Reader Sparks Outrage Over Propaganda, Switches AI

1/16/2025

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The Boox e-reader, powered by ByteDance's Doubao AI, ignited a firestorm of user outrage after it churned out Chinese government propaganda, denying historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre while lauding North Korea and Russia. In response to the backlash, Boox has switched back to OpenAI's GPT-3, underscoring the dangers of using Chinese AI in U.S. products.

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The Boox e-reader, powered by ByteDance's Doubao AI, ignited a firestorm of user outrage after it churned out Chinese government propaganda, denying historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre while lauding North Korea and Russia. In response to the backlash, Boox has switched back to OpenAI's GPT-3, underscoring the dangers of using Chinese AI in U.S. products.