“ChinAI #331: Chinese Public Perceptions and Usage of AI (2025 survey)” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured links

• Chinese Public Perceptions and Usage of Generative AI
• WeChat’s integration of DeepSeek
• Compute is not the answer to AI sovereignty
• The U.S. Needs A Generative AI Intensity Index
• Grant Delays Threaten Cultural and Language Studies Programs
• DeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learning
• Miles Brundage

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These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.

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The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.

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First published:
October 6th, 2025

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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