AI: The Next Cold War Between the US and China Is Taking Place in a Chilled Data Centre
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 31 May 2024
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- 3
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- 10 Mar 2025, 10:27 pm
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Any doubt AI is now the most significant national security issue for the US and China was laid to rest this month.
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The article highlights the growing geopolitical tensions between the United States and China over artificial intelligence, positioning AI as a critical national security issue. It emphasizes the strategic significance of data centers in this emerging 'cold war' and notes high-stakes discussions taking place in Geneva. This narrative contributes to global discourse on AI safety by underscoring the potential risks of unregulated AI advancements. The implications of such geopolitical rivalry may extend to shaping international governance frameworks for AI, although specific policies remain less discussed.
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Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMay 31, 2024 – 11.37amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginGeneva is the world’s “peace capital” – the city where the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement were founded and order prevails on the streets.In mid-May, US and Chinese officials chose the Swiss city for another round of high-stakes talks on the risks of artificial intelligence.Loading...SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCyber warfareAIBiden's White HouseUS electionEnergy transitionElon MuskChina relationsPerspectiveAFR WeekendMatthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMatthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor.Connect withMatthewonTwitter.EmailMatthewatmcranston@afr.comFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions