China Pushing

• China is rejecting U.S. calls to slow down artificial intelligence development, viewing the warnings as an attempt to secure an American technological advantage. • The Chinese government uses centralized authority over commercial activity and infrastructure to ensure AI develops within state-mandated boundaries. • This approach allows Beijing to pursue a different balance between safety and speed to maintain political control and economic competitiveness.

Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and paceAbout two years ago, education entrepreneur Boris But had what he calls a “penny-drop moment” – that, like countless others in China, his company needed to embrace AI before it was made obsolete by it.His clients, well-off parents looking to send their children to study overseas, had begun arriving in his office reeling off information and opinions gleaned not from rival firms, but from chatbots. Continue reading...