The AI ‘Race’: China vs. the US with Jeffrey Ding and Karen Hao

In the debate over slowing down AI, we often hear the same
argument against regulation.   “What about China? We can’t
let China get ahead.” To dig into the nuances of this argument,
Tristan and Aza speak with academic researcher Jeffrey Ding and
journalist Karen Hao, who take us through what’s really happening
in Chinese AI development. They address China’s advantages and
limitations, what risks are overblown, and what, in this
multi-national competition, is at stake as we imagine the best
possible future for everyone.


CORRECTION: Jeffrey Ding says the export controls on advanced
chips that were established in October 2022 only apply to
military end-users. The controls also impose a license
requirement on the export of those advanced chips to any
China-based end-user.


RECOMMENDED MEDIA 


Recent Trends in China’s Large Language Model Landscape by
Jeffrey Ding and Jenny W. Xiao


This study covers a sample of 26 large-scale pre-trained AI
models developed in China


The diffusion deficit in scientific and technological power:
re-assessing China’s rise by Jeffrey Ding


This paper argues for placing a greater weight on a state’s
capacity to diffuse, or widely adopt, innovations


The U.S. Is Turning Away From Its Biggest Scientific Partner at a
Precarious Time by Karen Hao and Sha Hua


U.S. moves to cut research ties with China over security concerns
threaten American progress in critical areas


Why China Has Not Caught Up Yet: Military-Technological
Superiority and the Limits of Imitation, Reverse Engineering, and
Cyber Espionage by Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli


Military technology has grown so complex that it’s hard to
imitate


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