OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says China should play a key role in shaping the artificial intelligence guardrails needed to secure innovative new systems. Stated.
“With the emergence of increasingly powerful AI systems, the risks of global cooperation are higher than ever,” said Altman, who sparked an AI frenzy in China with the launch of ChatGPT last year, Saturday. said through a video link at a conference in Beijing. .
Both China and Silicon Valley are seeing an influx of talent and investment into AI, a strategic area that defines the growing technological race between the world’s two largest economies. Emerging technology advances have also highlighted tensions over how the government intends to regulate the sector, with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for increased state oversight to mitigate national security risks. says that.
“China has the best AI talent in the world, and given the difficulty in solving the coordination of advanced AI systems, we basically need the best brains from all over the world,” Altman said. He spoke to attendees at an event he hosted. Intelligence.
Altman’s speech at the Beijing conference itself was notable given the Academy’s strong position in the AI field in China. The Chinese non-profit, which is backed by the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Beijing’s local government, has been named by Microsoft President Brad Smith as one of three front-runners for AI innovation. .
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is not currently available in China. Years of data and censorship regulations in the country have long blocked the services of Western tech giants such as Alphabet’s Google and Metaplatforms’ Facebook. Experts say laws on complex data and algorithms will similarly make it difficult for Western firms to foray into AI domestically.
China’s technology regulator suggested in its draft regulatory guidelines that platform operators may be primarily responsible for demand for algorithms and content in the country. The State Council announced in June that it would consider AI-related bills later this year.
Altman said on Saturday that OpenAI plans to open source more models in the future as part of its efforts to advance AI safety, though he did not specify when or which models.
The tech entrepreneur’s Beijing speech was part of the Asia leg of the World Goodwill Tour to Promote AI Governance. While in London at the end of May, Altman clashed with European Union regulators, saying OpenAI could leave the region if an AI law was passed that would hold companies accountable for how they use their systems. bottom.
