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Narrations of the ChinAI Newsletter by Jeffrey Ding.
China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development.
While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.
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“ChinAI #263: A History of the Chinese Computer” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured links
The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information AgeChina’s Leap into the Information AgeKeep your enemies safer: technical cooperation and transferring nuclear safety and security technologiesChina bets on industrial AITroubling the WaterThe Cloud Under the Sea
Thank you for reading and engaging
These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).
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First published:
April 29th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-263-a-history-of-the-chinese
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“ChinAI #262: Expert Draft AI Law Changelog” by Jeffrey Ding
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CASS Draft AI Law v1.0-to-1.1-to-2.0Saad SiddiquiDigiChina covered this16th Annual GW China ConferenceChina keeps generative AI on simmerThe Global AI Talent Tracker 2.0Future of Humanity Institute 2005-2024: Final Report
Thank you for reading and engaging
These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).
Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99
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First published:
April 22nd, 2024
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog
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“ChinAI #261: First results from CAICT’s AI Safety Benchmark” by Jeffrey Ding
Featured links
Authoritative large model AI Safety Benchmark first round results officially releasedChinAI #246Matt SheehanCSET primerFirst Chapter ofThread comparing China’s GenAI model registration data w/ algorithm registryCaijing investigative report
Thank you for reading and engaging
These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).
Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99
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First published:
April 15th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts
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“ChinAI #260: Why are so many young Chinese people joining the Momo army?” by Jeffrey Ding
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A guide to online anonymity, from countless momosThe Promise and Perils of China's Regulation of Artificial IntelligenceHigh Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its EconomyDifferences in TC260 standards on GenAI security requirementsChinese Assessments of AI: Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Thank you for reading and engaging
These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).
Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99
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First published:
April 8th, 2024
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-260-why-are-so-many-young
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“ChinAI #259: Year 6 of ChinAI (The Rise and Fall of Technological Leadership)” by Jeffrey Ding
Greetings from a world where…
ChinAI is now six years old, which means it should be beginning to speak in simple but complete sentences, tell time, and develop a sense of humor, but let's not put too much pressure on it to hit these milestones. After all, all newsletters develop at their own pace.
…***Thanks folks for getting the paid subscriptions back up a bit in the past few weeks; if you you’ve valued the output from year six, please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.
The Rise and Fall of Technological Leadership: General-Purpose Technology Diffusion and Economic Power Transitions
How do technological revolutions produce economic power transitions? Last week, I tackled this [...]
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First published:
March 25th, 2024
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-259-year-6-of-chinai-the-rise
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“ChinAI #258: Is translation already dead in the AI era?” by Jeffrey Ding
Greetings from a world where…
translation is an art of disappointment
…***We’ve hit a bit of a lull in paid subscriptions lately, so please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.
Feature Translation: Did AI kill the translator?
Context: This FT Chinese op-ed (link to original Chinese), authored by a translator who draws on her experience doing English-to-Chinese translation work, provides some fascinating insights into the future of translation in the AI age.
Key Passages: To jump straight in, I like how she illustrated the differences between ChatGPT and Google Translate for translators.
When it comes to content that is complex or has subtle connotations, AI translation will still be incoherent or [...]
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First published:
March 18th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-258-is-translation-already
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