Chinese Government Dismisses Tech Billionaire Calls for an AI Slowdown as “Fear-Mongering”
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Western tech leaders, including Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk, are urging a significant slowdown in artificial intelligence development, sparking debate among the public. Some interpret this as a genuine warning of uncontrollable AI, while others see it as a desperate attempt by AI CEOs to secure government aid and prevent an investment crisis.
Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissed these concerns during a routine press conference, stating that AI is an essential technology for humanity's welfare and that joint promotion for open and inclusive AI development is crucial. The ministry's response to Western calls for AI throttling was brief and unremarkable, showing little interest in the US approach to AI development that focuses on achieving human-level artificial general intelligence.
This contrasts with China's more measured approach, where industry leaders like Yang Qiang of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology emphasize that China can still catch up and excel in AI applications, much like it did with the internet and smartphones.
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