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Chinese academic: US AI supply chain efforts doomed to fail

A Chinese academic has stated that US attempts to secure AI supply chains are destined to fail. He argues that initiatives like Pax Silica, which target third parties, will be ineffective. The academic also believes that restricting US companies' access to Chinese AI models would be counterproductive and suggests collaboration between the US and China on economic development instead. AI

IMPACT Suggests that current US policies aimed at controlling AI supply chains may be ineffective, potentially impacting global AI development and collaboration.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains commentary from an academic regarding US policy, rather than a direct announcement or event from a frontier AI lab or significant industry move.

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Chinese academic: US AI supply chain efforts doomed to fail

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alyssa Chen ·

    US efforts to secure AI supply chains are doomed to fail, says Chinese academic

    The latest US AI and supply chain initiatives are doomed to fail, according to a prominent political scientist who also argued that efforts to restrict US companies’ access to low-cost Chinese models would backfire. Instead, he argued, the United States and China should collabora…