
ChinAI Newsletter
Narrations of the ChinAI Newsletter by Jeffrey Ding.
China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development.
While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.
Latest episodes

Jul 22, 2024 • 9min
“ChinAI #274: After raising 3 billion, who else can large model startups get money from?” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksTechnology and the Rise of Great PowersAfter a 20 billion (RMB) valuation, who can China's large model companies still get money from?ChinAI #264ChinAI #257ChinAI #199The Promise and Pitfalls of Government Guidance Funds in ChinaElsevier’s Insights 2024 Attitudes toward AI ReportWhy We Remain Fascinated With Twisters
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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.
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).
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First published:
July 22nd, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-274-after-raising-3-billion
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Jul 15, 2024 • 6min
“ChinAI #273: An Ethnic Chinese History of Computer Vision (part 2)” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksAn Ethnic Chinese History of Computer VisionAI entanglements - Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaborationPrivate-Sector AI Indicators datasetThe Era of Killer Robots is HereSummer Webinar Series on U.S. emerging tech policy careersHorizon Institute for Public Service
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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.
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:
July 15th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-273-an-ethnic-chinese-history
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Jul 8, 2024 • 8min
“ChinAI #272: Long Quan and the early wave of Chinese Computer Vision researchers” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksAn Ethnic Chinese History of Computer VisionJianxiong XiaoThe Wudaokou Origins of China’s Large Models (ChinAI #232)Do China’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms Welcome State Investment?Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media Teaching Real-World Hate?Unit X - How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War
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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.
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:
July 8th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-272-long-quan-and-the-early
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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Jul 1, 2024 • 10min
“ChinAI #271: Key Chinese GenAI Security Standard Changelog” by Jeffrey Ding
Saad Siddiqui and Shao Heng track the evolution of the TC260 standard on genAI security requirements.Featured linksChangelog for TC260 standard — GenAI Security RequirementsSaad SiddiquiInternational Dialogues on AI SafetyChinAI #262Ang Shao HengGeopolitechs newsletter2024 NPC Lecture: AI and China — History, Prospects, Challenges, Strategies and LegislationAI Risk Management Should Incorporate Both Safety and SecurityChina’s Military AI Roadblocks — PRC Perspectives on Technological Challenges to Intelligentized WarfareMicrosoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies
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:
July 1st, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Jun 17, 2024 • 8min
“ChinAI #270: Intelligence Revolution or Scale Revolution?” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksIntelligence Revolution or "Scale" Revolution?Thread on Pentagon’s anti-vax campaign to undermine China’s Sinovac in the PhilippinesTeacher’s PetA price war breaks out among China’s AI-model buildersGovAI Job Opportunities
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:
June 17th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-270-intelligence-revolution
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Jun 10, 2024 • 8min
“ChinAI #269: Around the Horn (15th edition)” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksChinAI #256What is the “mother tongue” of LLMs?The first anonymous Chinese large model arena ranking is releasedCounting down the life and death of a star autonomous driving companyLatest developments in the “Stanford AI team plagiarizes China’s open source model” caseChinAI #199China plans to introduce data property rights systemAfter the (LLM) price war, Zhipu AI has come to the next stop — commercializationBeijing Cultural Review’s “AI: More than just a Technological Revolution” IssueThis AI product has over 100 million users, ranking first in monthly active users…and some people secretly use it to make moneyHow can voice actors whose voices have been stolen by AI keep their jobs?ETO Scout toolNational Data Resource Survey ReportPekingology podcast episodeAdam Nayman’s 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:
June 10th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-269-around-the-horn-15th-edition
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Jun 3, 2024 • 8min
“ChinAI #268: AWS China not on Cloud Nine” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksAWS China, you should lower your pricesAWS China, you should lower your pricesGoldfish MemoriesImport AI 374 - China's military AI dataset; platonic AI; brainlike convnetsOpen-Source Assessments of AI Capabilities: The Proliferation of AI Analysis Tools, Replicating Competitor Models, and the Zhousidun Dataset
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:
June 3rd, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-268-aws-china-not-on-cloud
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

May 27, 2024 • 5min
“ChinAI #267: CAICT’s new AI Governance WeChat Public Account” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured linksChinAI #261797 million monthly active followersChinAI #92May 19, 2024International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI
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:
May 27th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-267-caict-as-key-ai-governance
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

May 20, 2024 • 6min
“ChinAI #266: An Ordinary Beijinger’s Thoughts on AI” by Jeffrey Ding
A retired woman in Beijing shares her encounters with AI and the implications of superintelligence. The podcast discusses AI safety in China, propaganda through AI news anchors, and challenges faced by aging tech workers. It also covers policy issues, the Curse of 35 phenomenon, and details on the author and subscription model.

May 13, 2024 • 7min
“ChinAI #265: The Race to Become China’s No. 1 Autonomous Driving Chipmaker” by Jeffrey Ding
Exploring Horizon Robotics and Black Sesame in the race to dominate China's autonomous driving chip market. The importance of local collaboration in developing high-end chips for smart cars. Insight into AI safety in China and teens' reliance on AI chatbots for emotional support.