OnePlus Pulls AI Tool After Arunachal Pradesh Refusal Sparks Censorship Claims

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Moneycontrol•05/12/2025
OnePlus Pulls AI Tool After Arunachal Pradesh Refusal Sparks Censorship Claims
- •OnePlus temporarily pulled its AI writing tool after it refused to generate text when users mentioned "Arunachal Pradesh."
- •The issue, discovered by an X user, quickly went viral, with the tool displaying "Try entering something else."
- •Users found the AI also avoided other topics considered sensitive by China, such as Taiwan and the Dalai Lama.
- •Accusations of "Chinese censorship" arose, linking the issue to OnePlus's Chinese ownership and AI model training.
- •OnePlus India stated the tool was taken offline for "urgent repair and optimization," sparking debate on AI biases.
Why It Matters: OnePlus AI's Arunachal Pradesh refusal highlights foreign tech censorship concerns.
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