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As world debates risks of AI, China closes technology gap with US

HONG KONG — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models. has outpaced China and other countries in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas.

As world debates risks of AI, China closes technology gap with US

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HONG KONG — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models.

has outpaced China and other countries in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas.

Experts and recent reports, like one by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, said China has emerged counterweight to the U.S.

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HONG KONG — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models. has outpaced China and other countries in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas. Experts and recent reports, like one by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, said China has emerged counterweight to the U.S.

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  • and Chinese models is narrow and fragile," said Samm Sacks, a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies' Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs.

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and China have also expressed growing concerns over AI.

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