Evaluation of DeepSeek's Public Opinion Simulation Compared to Major LLMs
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Summary
The study evaluates DeepSeek, an open-source large language model, in simulating public opinions compared to LLMs from major tech companies. DeepSeek-V3 excels in simulating U.S. opinions on abortion but shows limitations in modeling Chinese views on capitalism. All LLMs tend to overgeneralize perspectives within demographic groups.
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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.
All LLMs exhibit the tendency to overgeneralize a single perspective within demographic groups, often defaulting to consistent responses within groups.
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