Chinese AI and DeepSeek: Why China's State Control is a Hidden Advantage in the Global Artificial Intelligence Race
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 18 Feb 2025
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- 3
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- 8 Mar 2025, 01:04 pm
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While Western tech giants struggle with AI safety, China’s top-down, censorial approach might be creating more trustworthy systems for business use.
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The article argues that China's top-down approach to AI governance, which involves integrating Communist Party doctrine and strict ethical standards into AI systems, may provide it with an advantage in the global AI race. This contrasts with Western models like those from OpenAI and Microsoft, which are suggested to lack the robust decision frameworks present in Chinese systems. By embedding state-imposed controls, China might produce AI that is more reliable for business applications, despite potential concerns about freedom and innovation. This perspective has significant implications for global AI policy and raises questions about the trade-offs between state control and innovation in AI safety measures.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleJessica SierNorth Asia correspondentUpdatedFeb 18, 2025 – 3.18pm,first published at1.04pmSaveLog 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?LoginTokyo| It might seem counterintuitive to Western observers, but China’s insistence on installing Communist Party doctrine and strict ethical controls into its artificial intelligence systems could give it a competitive edge in the global AI race.While companies such as BHP, Commonwealth Bank and Woolworthspublicly champion partnershipswith OpenAI and Microsoft, researchers at Georgetown University’s Centre for Security and Emerging Technology suggest these Western large language models lack the robust decision-making frameworks that Chinese systems are building.Loading...Jessica Sieris the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.Connect withJessicaonTwitter.EmailJessicaatjessica.sier@afr.comSaveLog 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 MoreAIAnalysisChinaCommonwealth BankMicrosoftTaiwanTech ObservedFetching 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