"Chinese scholars have turned to a somewhat obscure concept to make sense of this stop-start pattern: the Collingridge dilemma, named after David Collingridge,
Chinese scholars are increasingly applying the Collingridge dilemma to understand the challenges of regulating emerging technologies like generative AI. This concept, named after David Collingridge, highlights the difficulty of regulating new technologies due to unpredictable development paths. A recent forum at Fudan University focused on how to overcome this dilemma in AI governance, bringing the concept and its originator into the spotlight within China. AI
IMPACT Highlights the theoretical challenges in governing AI, suggesting a need for new regulatory frameworks.