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US vs. China AI: Author Argues Focus Should Be on Government Actions, Not Trust

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The author argues that the question of trusting either the United States or China regarding AI is misguided. Instead, the focus should be on the actions each government has taken with AI power. The US has restricted AI access multiple times, notably punishing a safety-conscious lab for refusing mass surveillance, while China's intelligence law mandates company cooperation without warrants. A key asymmetry highlighted is China's practice of publishing frontier AI weights under open licenses, making them irremovable, geo-block-proof, and sanction-resistant, unlike US-controlled AI. AI

IMPACT Highlights differing government approaches to AI control and open-sourcing, impacting global AI development and accessibility.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing geopolitical approaches to AI development and control, rather than a direct announcement or event.

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US vs. China AI: Author Argues Focus Should Be on Government Actions, Not Trust

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The question I get asked most about AI is which side to trust, America or China. Wrong question, and I have written up why at length. Ask what each government h

    The question I get asked most about AI is which side to trust, America or China. Wrong question, and I have written up why at length. Ask what each government has already done with the power it holds. Washington has switched AI access off three times in two years: a rival, a neut…

    LINKS altlibre.com/…/us-vs-chinese-ai-foreign-g…

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