ChinAI Newsletter

Featured linksHas the fourth wave of scientist returnees arrived?Things we learned about LLMs in 2024LatitudesHow a Young Chinese Nationalist Turned Her Back on BeijingThe Next Great GPT — Advancing Prosperity in the Age of AITechnology and the Rise of Great Powers Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: January 6th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-294-a-fourth-wave-of-chinese --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Featured linksTransparency assessment of 15 Chinese large modelsFoundation Model Transparency IndexA Reading List On Artificial Intelligence and Interspecies CommunicationChina and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating togetherETO AI GOvernance and Regulatory ArchiveThe Ringer in Review Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: December 23rd, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-293-transparency-assessment --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksChinese Misperceptions of U.S. Technology StrategyETO Scout toolGAO reportThe Logic of Strategic AssetsWhack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export ControlsChinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. RestrictionsAI Safety and Automation BiasChina Leadership Monitor Winter 2024 Issue Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: December 16th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksChinese Large Model Benchmark Evaluation October 2024 ReportChinAI #224CSET-ETO Chinese Technical GlossaryThe US Can Win Without Compromising AI SafetyLong interview with DeepSeek founder Liang WenfengBeijing book talk events Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: December 9th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-291-chinese-open-source-models --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksChinAI #283Why is Baidu the only Chinese company to make it into the first tier of a global AI company ranking?Chinese software must go global, but it can’t always go it aloneChinese open source models lead foreign ones, closing in on global first-tier closed source modelsWith the emergence of visual model intelligence, the Scaling Law has not coming to an endHow did the founders of a celebrity AI company get caught up in an arbitration storm?AI Safety Benchmark Q3 Results ReleasedChinAI #261The U.S. Government is Losing Control of the InternetStepFun (Chinese AI startup) model ranks highest among Chinese models in this “most difficult LLM evaluation benchmark”Renewable energy generation faces "world-scale problems", can we count on AI?Elon Musk’s China Past Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: November 25th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-290-around-the-horn-17th-edition --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Featured linksTwo of the five companies that “cultivate” the most Chinese AI entrepreneurs are foreign companiesFrom Click to Boom — The Political Economy of E-Commerce in ChinaBiden’s final meeting with Xi Jinping reaps agreement on AI and nukesFrom Laboratory to Hegemony?November 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China CentreNovember 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin School Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: November 18th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-289-the-firms-that-cultivate --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksPeople at large tech companies, strategically preparing for pregnancyGranta 169: ChinaPicunEpic’s overhaul of a flawed algorithm shows why AI oversight is a life-or-death issueConcordia AI Fall 2024 Hiring AnnouncementBeijing Academy of AI launches LLM debate platform Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: November 11th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-288-the-art-of-the-strategic --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

The Chinese AI chip firm goes public.Featured linksHorizon Robotics Goes PublicChinAI #20ChinAI #265ChinAI #221Chinese AI Safety Institute CounterpartsUS-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsMiles Brundage — Why I’m Leaving OpenAI and What I’m Doing NextMoving Data, Moving TargetThe Maven Smart System and the Future of Military AINovember 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China CentreNovember 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin SchoolA Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: November 4th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-287-horizon-robotics-secures --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Featured linksHow Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents1 hour, 2 min. markThe Limits of SafetyMachine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military AccidentsAI’s $600B QuestionThe New Artificial IntelligentsiaOn Hilke Schellmann’s “The Algorithm”UCLA Burkle Center webinar on my book Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: October 21st, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-286-machine-failing-the-software --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksComing back from “internal injuries,” AI applications are opening up overseasCAC solicits public opinions labeling AI-generated synthetic content ScoutSoda Science - A Conversation with Susan GreenhalghNew Books Network Thank you for reading and engaging 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. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: October 14th, 2024 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-285-chinese-llms-go-global --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.