China's AI Pursuit: A Threat To Humanity
EDITOR'S NOTE: As the world hurtles towards an increasingly technologically driven future, the race to master artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage. Yet, the potential consequences of AI dominance should not be underestimated, particularly when a formidable adversary like China stands at the forefront. In this article, we delve into the alarming implications of China's rapid progress in AI, as highlighted by Gordon Chang in a recent Fox News report.
Chang warns that the risk AI poses to humanity may be far greater if China achieves mastery before other nations. With its record of authoritarianism and ambitions for global hegemony, China's control over AI could have catastrophic effects on individual freedom, national security, and the global balance of power.
AI in China has a big built-in advantage and pitfall, author says
Chinese Communist Party socialist values reinforced through artificial intelligence are a threat to humanity, but the country's restrictions on the technology may also hamper its development, China expert Gordon Chang told Fox News.
"Artificial intelligence poses a direct threat to humanity, but it'll become even more a threat to humanity if China masters it before we do," said Chang. "We see this, for instance, in the gene editing of humans."
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) proposed measures last week to ensure that developers create AI that adheres to socialist values and does not disrupt economic or social order. Providers who fail to comply will be fined, required to suspend services or even face criminal investigations, according to the CAC.
"The problem with China, though, is that when you talk about artificial intelligence like ChatGPT, they got a politically repressive system that relies on censorship," Chang told Fox News. "AI [is] not going to necessarily react too well to that."
"So they've got to restrict their AI in ways that undermine their ability to be a leader," he continued.
Some consumer artificial intelligence products, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, are banned in China.
As a result, Chinese tech firms like Alibaba, Baidu and others have created bots to rival ChatGPT.
China also has some major advantages when it comes to AI, Chang told Fox News.
"China has really great AI capabilities, but they've got one built-in advantage and that is AI works better with more data," he said.
The U.S., in comparison, does "not allow everyone just to collect information like crazy," Chang said.
"This is just an arms race, and unfortunately, China is lowering the standards across the planet," he continued.
To watch the full interview with Chang, click here.
Originally published by: Jon Michael Raasch and Teny Sahakian on FOX News
