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The Quiet Voices Questioning China’s AI Hype
They’re easy to drown out, but worth listening to.
The AI hype train is in overdrive.
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Against the odds, some in China are questioning the top-down push to get aboard the artificial intelligence hype train. In a tightly controlled media environment where these experts can easily be drowned out, it’s important to listen to them.
Across the US and Europe, loud voices inside and outside the tech industry are urging caution about AI’s rapid acceleration, pointing to labor market threats or more catastrophic risks. But in China, this chorus has been largely muted, until now.