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
Feb 12, 2024 • 6min
“ChinAI #254: Tencent Res. Institute Tackles Value Alignment in Large Model Security & Ethics Research Report” by Jeffrey Ding
Tencent Research Institute's report delves into large model security practices and value alignment in AI models. They discuss vulnerability assessments, protection of source code, and global AI safety developments
Feb 5, 2024 • 8min
“ChinAI #253: Tencent Research Institute releases Large Model Security & Ethics Report” by Jeffrey Ding
The podcast explores Tencent Research Institute's research report on large language models, emphasizing value alignment for innovation. Topics include security challenges, best practices, and the importance of responsible AI. It also delves into Tencent's security measures, learning from Western labs, and challenges faced by students studying abroad in China during the pandemic.
Jan 29, 2024 • 6min
“ChinAI #252: The Top 10 Events of Internet Governance in China from 2023” by Jeffrey Ding
Explore the key events in China's internet governance from 2023 including national data administration, cybersecurity reviews, financial platform fines, regulations on cyber violence management, AI content, AI model approvals, data asset regulations, online judicial decision controversies, AI text-to-image infringement, and previews of China's upcoming AI rules in 2024.
Jan 22, 2024 • 5min
“ChinAI #251: A surprise in the data on China’s chip imports” by Jeffrey Ding
Jeff Ding, podcast host, discusses the drop in China's chip imports, including geopolitical tensions and localization efforts. They also explore challenges in measuring China's chip self-sufficiency and touch on topics like AI safety and cybersecurity skills of language agents.
Jan 15, 2024 • 6min
“ChinAI #250: LLMs summarize China’s 2023 in one word” by Jeffrey Ding
Jeff Ding, Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, discusses how language models summarize China's 2023, hottest internet events, college graduate employment, and generative AI. The podcast also explores the decline in American students studying Chinese and the Chinese approach to maintenance management.
Jan 8, 2024 • 7min
“ChinAI #249: China’s idle AI computing centers” by Jeffrey Ding
In this podcast, Jeff Ding discusses the issue of high idle rates in China's computing centers and the challenges they pose. The conversation also explores the implementation gap for large language models and the unfair scrutiny faced by Asian American officials. Furthermore, the podcast delves into investigative reporting on China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, along with China's strategy in the AI race.
Dec 18, 2023 • 6min
“ChinAI #248: XiaoIce, where do we go from here?” by Jeffrey Ding
Exploring the future of Xiaoice in a ChatGPT world, post Microsoft spinoff. Li Di as CEO, challenges faced by Xiaoice. Teng Shiao-o's legacy honored, AI metaphors in policy-making discussed. Book recommendations for 2023 included.
Dec 11, 2023 • 7min
“ChinAI #247: XiaoIce, a Strange Species of Chatbot” by Jeffrey Ding
The podcast explores the history and strategy of XiaoIce chatbot in China, its innovative approach on WeChat, emphasis on data cleaning, setbacks like missing out on large language models. Delve into translated Chinese AI white papers, PhD job market papers on knowledge spillovers, gender gap in STEM fields. Support Jeff Ding's weekly translations of Chinese musings on AI.
Dec 4, 2023 • 7min
“ChinAI #246: The State of Large Model Governance in China” by Jeffrey Ding
Learn about the governance of large language models in China, including algorithm filing registry and safety assessments. Discover the challenges in setting safety benchmarks and tracing model origins. Explore diverse AI applications and ethical implications.
Nov 27, 2023 • 9min
“ChinAI #245: Around the Horn (13th edition)” by Jeffrey Ding
Explore the impact of vector databases in large language models and a smartphone company's unique AI assistant. Delve into challenges faced by Chinese delivery drivers, global AI governance, and Japan's semiconductor policy shift. Discover classical Chinese texts with large language models and AI's impact on industry reports. Dive into DeepMind's distributed training methods in AI models and China's decreasing foreign investment trend.
