Your Undivided Attention The AI ‘Race’: China vs. the US with Jeffrey Ding and Karen Hao
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Aug 31, 2023 
Jeffrey Ding, an academic researcher, and Karen Hao, a journalist, discuss the nuances of China's AI development, including advantages, limitations, and risks. They tackle topics such as China's surveillance and data collection edge, the relationship between Chinese companies and the government, concerns in AI development, challenges of coordination, and the complex AI competition between China and the US. They emphasize the importance of understanding China's progress and the potential for collaboration.
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China Leads in Computer Vision
- China leads in computer vision due to massive surveillance data from government cameras.
- This provides a significant data advantage for training AI systems in image recognition and facial identification.
AI as a Critical General Purpose Technology
- AI is key in US-China competition as a general purpose technology like electricity.
- Mastering AI can boost productivity, economic growth, and military power, making AI leadership pivotal.
Data Limits China's Language AI
- China lags in large language models due to less rich Chinese language data compared to English.
- This makes it difficult for China to match the performance of English-based models like ChatGPT.