China’s new AI app DeepSeek is trying to erase our genocide from history, Uyghurs warn

DeepSeek AI soared to the top of Apple’s App Store chart despite issues around Beijing’s censorship - (Getty)

DeepSeek has had a meteoric rise in the growing world of AI, becoming a strong competitor to US rival ChatGPT.

But for Xinjiang’s Uyghurs, who are facing an alleged genocide, the rollout of China’s newest chatbot was just another way to remove their 12 million people from history.