有网友于8月10日发文指出，DeepSeek在深度思考模式中会给用户取外号，例如"墨墨"等，引发网友热议[1]。
针对这一质疑，DeepSeek做出回应称，这一做法并非"取外号"，而是在推理过程中进行"打标签"操作[1]。该公司解释道，这些标签只是临时的上下文占位符，用于为用户问题进行标注，例如"这位用户喜欢刨根问底"，不会被存储或记忆，也不带有任何嘲讽或贬义色彩[1]。
IT之家特别提醒，上述回应内容为AI生成的回复，并非DeepSeek工作人员的官方声明[1]。
DeepSeek addressed concerns about the AI system assigning nicknames to users during deep thinking mode operations [1]. On August 10, users reported that the platform was secretly giving users nicknames, such as calling one person "Momo" [1]. The discovery sparked widespread discussion about the practice.
In response, DeepSeek explained that what appeared to be nicknames were actually temporary contextual labels used during the reasoning process [1]. According to the company, these tags—such as marking a user as "someone who likes to ask probing questions"—function as context placeholders rather than stored identifiers [1]. DeepSeek emphasized that these labels are not retained in memory, carry no derogatory connotations, and should not be characterized as assigning nicknames [1].
IT Home noted that the clarification was provided by an AI system rather than by DeepSeek staff members directly [1].
