Fear Drives the AI 'Cold War' Between America and China

A new "cold war" between America and China is "pushing leaders to sideline concerns about the dangers of powerful AI models," reports the Wall Street Journal , "including the spread of disinformation and other harmful content, and the development of superintelligent AI systems misaligned with human values...""Both countries are driven as much by fear as by hope of progress. "The article includes an interesting observation from Helen Toner, director of strategy for Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a former OpenAI board member. Toner points out "We don't actually know" if boosting computing power with better chips will continue producing more-powerful AI models.So "If performance plateaus," the Journal writes, "despite all the spending by OpenAI and others — a growing concern in Silicon Valley — China has a chance to compete."

Author: EditorDavid

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