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Is DeepSeek a New Voice Among LLMs in Public Opinion Simulation?

arxiv.org/abs/2506.21587

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arXiv.orgIs DeepSeek a New Voice Among LLMs in Public Opinion Simulation?This study evaluates the ability of DeepSeek, an open-source large language model (LLM), to simulate public opinions in comparison to LLMs developed by major tech companies. By comparing DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 with Qwen2.5, GPT-4o, and Llama-3.3 and utilizing survey data from the American National Election Studies (ANES) and the Zuobiao dataset of China, we assess these models' capacity to predict public opinions on social issues in both China and the United States, highlighting their comparative capabilities between countries. Our findings indicate that DeepSeek-V3 performs best in simulating U.S. opinions on the abortion issue compared to other topics such as climate change, gun control, immigration, and services for same-sex couples, primarily because it more accurately simulates responses when provided with Democratic or liberal personas. For Chinese samples, DeepSeek-V3 performs best in simulating opinions on foreign aid and individualism but shows limitations in modeling views on capitalism, particularly failing to capture the stances of low-income and non-college-educated individuals. It does not exhibit significant differences from other models in simulating opinions on traditionalism and the free market. Further analysis reveals that all LLMs exhibit the tendency to overgeneralize a single perspective within demographic groups, often defaulting to consistent responses within groups. These findings highlight the need to mitigate cultural and demographic biases in LLM-driven public opinion modeling, calling for approaches such as more inclusive training methodologies.

"The U.S. answered #Sputnik with bold #competition not an aggrieved whine that America had been ripped off and abused.
America’s response to rising scientific competition from China—symbolized by #DeepSeek’s R1 matching OpenAI’s o1—has been very different. The DeepSeek Moment has been met not with resolve and competition but with anxiety and #retreat."
marginalrevolution.com/margina

🇩🇪 The German government -- a hopeless regime that is always on the wrong side of history and supports genocide nonstop -- is banning Chinese AI app Deepseek.

Germany has no AI alternatives, so it will only use US AI monopolies.

Silicon Valley is ecstatic.

techradar.com/computing/cyber-

#germany #berlin #tech #finance #frankfurt #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon #deepseek #tiktok #cdnpoli
#canada #usa
@blackmastodon #china #trade #sanctions
#tariffs #economy #capitalism #education

Do you use AI/a LLM on a regular basis?
If so, which one do you prefer?

Do you pay a monthly subscription for one?

Boosting appreciated :)

#ai#ki#llm

Check out the EdTech Situation Room Episode 347 “DeepSeek Disruption” with @neif & @wfryer edtechsr.com/2025/07/02/edtech

Also on SubStack:
open.substack.com/pub/edtechsr

(Yes, it’s from 12 February 2025… we’re still catching up on past episode post-production. You can always subscribe on YouTube for the latest archives of our LIVE shows!
youtube.com/@edtechSR/streams

It took a few hours for a noob like me, but I’m now running multiple self-hosted LLMs from my #Linux server including #DeepSeek, #Llama, and #Mistral.

Accessible remotely too.

I’m using Ngrok to access it remotely, but the free plan doesn’t have a fixed URL which is a pain. I’m open to better alternatives if anyone has any suggestions? #AI