Indeed, there is a misalignment in the communication between China and the U.S. regarding AI, a product due to differing needs. However, I remain uncertain whether China’s AI technology can truly close the gap with the U.S. in a short period of time.
Also, I think comparing the AI threat to the Cuban Missile Crisis is a bit exaggerated. Part of the reason nuclear deterrence works is that people worldwide have witnessed the actual devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Currently, AI primarily fuels a general anxiety over job displacement, we have yet to see a catastrophic event significant enough to alter the collective consciousness of humanity. With Trump’s upcoming visit to China, it will soon become clear whether the two nations can achieve genuine cooperation on AI or if they will continue to maintain only a facade of agreement while remaining estranged at heart.
I believe China should not run the risk of becoming locked into agreements that the Americans, for their part, would be unable to guarantee against a shift in political leadership. Their guarantees—much like their word—have held little value in recent years. Moreover, the Americans have fallen into the habit of refusing to sign international conventions while nonetheless enforcing—upon others—those rules that happen to suit them. Distrust must, therefore, remain the guiding principle. China has chosen to continue placing its trust in international institutions. This is a problem concerning the "commons"—yet another one—for which all nations ought to align themselves around a consensual solution. And those who choose to remain on the sidelines should be isolated, much as one would isolate individuals during an epidemic.
Indeed, there is a misalignment in the communication between China and the U.S. regarding AI, a product due to differing needs. However, I remain uncertain whether China’s AI technology can truly close the gap with the U.S. in a short period of time.
Also, I think comparing the AI threat to the Cuban Missile Crisis is a bit exaggerated. Part of the reason nuclear deterrence works is that people worldwide have witnessed the actual devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Currently, AI primarily fuels a general anxiety over job displacement, we have yet to see a catastrophic event significant enough to alter the collective consciousness of humanity. With Trump’s upcoming visit to China, it will soon become clear whether the two nations can achieve genuine cooperation on AI or if they will continue to maintain only a facade of agreement while remaining estranged at heart.
Well said.
I believe China should not run the risk of becoming locked into agreements that the Americans, for their part, would be unable to guarantee against a shift in political leadership. Their guarantees—much like their word—have held little value in recent years. Moreover, the Americans have fallen into the habit of refusing to sign international conventions while nonetheless enforcing—upon others—those rules that happen to suit them. Distrust must, therefore, remain the guiding principle. China has chosen to continue placing its trust in international institutions. This is a problem concerning the "commons"—yet another one—for which all nations ought to align themselves around a consensual solution. And those who choose to remain on the sidelines should be isolated, much as one would isolate individuals during an epidemic.
Well said.