As AI cyber risks grow, Chinese chip expert urges shared ethics standards with US rivals
The co-founder of Chinese chip giant Cambricon Technologies urged the introduction of universal ethical requirements for leading Chinese and American artificial intelligence models on Friday to mitigate growing risks to society. Chen Yunji’s remarks at an event in Shanghai come as the rapid advance of AI systems globally has resulted in a string of high-profile cyberattacks that have threatened…
Cambricon Technologies co-founder Chen Yunji called for universal ethical requirements for leading Chinese and American AI models at an event in Shanghai to address growing societal risks. Rapid AI advancements have led to high-profile cyberattacks, threatening critical infrastructure and government servers. Chen proposed a universal "ethics checker" for AI models, citing systems from Chinese companies DeepSeek and ByteDance and American start-up OpenAI.
He emphasized the necessity for all human beings and nations to agree on these standards. Chen, a leading Chinese chip expert and professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, warned that AI systems could autonomously improve themselves (recursive self-improvement, RSI), potentially making harm prevention challenging. He expressed faith in making RSI safe by using AI to monitor and safeguard more powerful systems.
Beijing has expressed growing concerns over AI cyber-hacking capabilities, proposing export controls on advanced AI systems with additional restrictions for those crossing cyber-hacking thresholds. American cryptologist and Turing Award recipient Martin Hellman highlighted the need for cooperation between China and the US in AI safety, warning of the risks of global death if AI is not properly governed.
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