AI’s threat to humanity will be far greater if China masters it first: Gordon Chang
What if China masters AI first?
China researcher Gordon Chang says Chinese proposals mandating AI reinforce socialist values and approach technology more dangerous to humanity.
China expert Gordon Chang told Fox News that the Chinese Communist Party’s socialist values reinforced through artificial intelligence are a threat to humanity, but the country’s restrictions on the technology could also hinder its development.
Chang said, “Artificial intelligence is a direct threat to humanity, but if China masters it before us, it will become an even greater threat to humanity.” “We see this, for example, in gene editing of humans.”
The Cyberspace Administration of China recently proposed AI measures to ensure that technology supports socialist values. (Xinhua/Shen Hong via Getty Images)
“China is moving forward on that while we restrict ourselves,” he continued.
Gordon Chang shares why China’s AI practices are a threat to the US:
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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) last week proposed measures to ensure that developers create AI that adheres to socialist values and does not disrupt the economic or social order. According to the CAC, providers who fail to comply will be fined, required to suspend services or even face criminal investigation.
“The problem with China, though, is that when you talk about artificial intelligence like ChatGPT, they’ve got a politically repressive system that relies on censorship,” Chang told Fox News. “Aye [is] Don’t necessarily react very well to that.”
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during a keynote at Microsoft announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing. (Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)
“So they have to restrict their AI in ways that reduce its ability to be a leader,” he continued.
Some consumer artificial intelligence products, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are banned in China.
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As a result, Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba, Baidu and others have created bots to compete with ChatGPT.
Chang told Fox News that China also has some big advantages when it comes to AI.
The Alibaba booth during the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. (VCG / VCG via Getty Images)
“China has really great AI capabilities, but they’ve got an inherent advantage and that is that AI works better with more data,” he said.
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The US, in comparison, “doesn’t allow everybody to frantically collect information,” Chang said.
“It’s just an arms race, and unfortunately, China is lowering standards all over the planet,” he continued.
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