> The decision will ultimately come down to what Mr Xi thinks. In June he sent a letter to Mr Yao, praising his work on ai. In July, at a meeting of the party’s central committee called the “third plenum”, Mr Xi sent his clearest signal yet that he takes the doomers’ concerns seriously. The official report from the plenum listed ai risks alongside other big concerns, such as biohazards and natural disasters. For the first time it called for monitoring ai safety, a reference to the technology’s potential to endanger humans. The report may lead to new restrictions on ai-research activities.
> More clues to Mr Xi’s thinking come from the study guide prepared for party cadres, which he is said to have personally edited. China should “abandon uninhibited growth that comes at the cost of sacrificing safety”, says the guide. Since ai will determine “the fate of all mankind”, it must always be controllable, it goes on. The document calls for regulation to be pre-emptive rather than reactive.
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> The decision will ultimately come down to what Mr Xi thinks. In June he sent a letter to Mr Yao, praising his work on ai. In July, at a meeting of the party’s central committee called the “third plenum”, Mr Xi sent his clearest signal yet that he takes the doomers’ concerns seriously. The official report from the plenum listed ai risks alongside other big concerns, such as biohazards and natural disasters. For the first time it called for monitoring ai safety, a reference to the technology’s potential to endanger humans. The report may lead to new restrictions on ai-research activities.
> More clues to Mr Xi’s thinking come from the study guide prepared for party cadres, which he is said to have personally edited. China should “abandon uninhibited growth that comes at the cost of sacrificing safety”, says the guide. Since ai will determine “the fate of all mankind”, it must always be controllable, it goes on. The document calls for regulation to be pre-emptive rather than reactive.
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