BEIJING SEES AI AS MANAGEABLE RISK, NOT AN EXTINCTION EVENT

While the debate in the US is focused on whether frontier AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, Chinese policymakers have generally treated AI as a powerful but governable technology whose risks can be contained through technical standards, regulation and state oversight.

“Chinese and American experts largely agree on AI risks,” said Brian Tse, founder and CEO of Concordia AI, a Beijing- and Singapore-based AI safety and governance research group, adding the difference was on “how risks are framed and prioritised”.

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