Stephen - thanks for a helpful and insightful summary.
It seems like Biden’s regulations will send a clear signal to China that (1) the US considers AI central to future geopolitical and military power, and (2) the US considers itself to be in an AI arms race against China.
If we really want China to double down on its AI plan for 2030, and to push for even stronger investment of talent, money, and attention into AI R&D, this seems like a great way to do it...
Epistemic caveat: I’m far from a China expert; I just taught some online classes for undergraduates at a Chinese university over the last couple of years. I will comment that many of the students considered geopolitical competition for AI to be pretty central to China’s strategy, and learning about AI was treated as something of a patriotic duty… and a great career opportunity.
Stephen - thanks for a helpful and insightful summary.
It seems like Biden’s regulations will send a clear signal to China that (1) the US considers AI central to future geopolitical and military power, and (2) the US considers itself to be in an AI arms race against China.
If we really want China to double down on its AI plan for 2030, and to push for even stronger investment of talent, money, and attention into AI R&D, this seems like a great way to do it...
Epistemic caveat: I’m far from a China expert; I just taught some online classes for undergraduates at a Chinese university over the last couple of years. I will comment that many of the students considered geopolitical competition for AI to be pretty central to China’s strategy, and learning about AI was treated as something of a patriotic duty… and a great career opportunity.