en-gb © 2026 All rights reserved Jeffrey Ding episodic false Narrations of the ChinAI Newsletter by Jeffrey Ding. China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development. While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same. https://files.type3.audio/chinai/cover-art-2.jpg? https://chinai.substack.com/ <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10iGV2gEzI9GOtafZdkZYj6z8KhrNuGERzbATDWlKZzM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese Tokens Go Global</a></li><li><a href="https://openrouter.ai/rankings?view=month" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">663B tokens from MiniMax</a></li><li><a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/page/chinese-ai-models-capture-61-o-lj9KyL6kQb61EJIo0hoVPw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese AI models capture 61% of token use on OpenRouter (sloppy perplexity page)</a></li><li><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/02/25/openclaw-goes-rogue/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">She runs AI safety at Meta. Her AI agent still went rogue</a></li><li><a href="https://openrouter.ai/state-of-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">State of AI - An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3691-14.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Power and Advantage in the AI Era</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 2nd, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-tokens-made-in-china?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-tokens-made-in-china</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nTpM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F097e0edd-3a36-49be-ab6b-f54ede91338e_1033x403.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nTpM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F097e0edd-3a36-49be-ab6b-f54ede91338e_1033x403.png" alt="Leaderboard ranking top 10 LLM models by token usage this week." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YLEP!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f1f2d30-96da-4d16-a122-d7a4aa9c656f_1000x563.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YLEP!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f1f2d30-96da-4d16-a122-d7a4aa9c656f_1000x563.png" alt="Jefferies China (FRCI) Technology article about global concept investing." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT b70ab133-a2ad-427a-a0c7-9c2493d2ff94 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-tokens-made-in-china 516 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UI6Wa6NLqCM5dfSVdYwKHKc0mSkhWgVR9SXT_wkzXqU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2025 China Computing Power Industry Chronicles - Frenzy, Growing Pains, and Value Reversion</a></li><li><a href="https://m.leiphone.com/category/industrynews/rjHHq7gP8NqXlrY5.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Truth About DeepSeek All-in-One Machine Deployment</a></li><li><a href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/assetizing-trading-franchising-chinas-strategy-building-national-data-economy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Assetizing, Trading, Franchising: China’s Strategy for Building a National Data Economy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.governance.ai/research-paper/does-the-uae-have-an-advantage-in-building-data-centers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Does the UAE have an Advantage in Building Data Centers?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.governance.ai/research-paper/inference-scaling-and-ai-governance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Inference Scaling and AI Governance</a></li><li><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past?src=longreads" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Recreating the Smells of History</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 23rd, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-chinas-compute-year-in?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-chinas-compute-year-in</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVOG!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60aaee1d-ad1e-4435-a96d-effff84a1f01_936x528.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVOG!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60aaee1d-ad1e-4435-a96d-effff84a1f01_936x528.png" alt="ChinAI #339: China's Cloud Ecosystem Enters its (much-needed) Governance Phase" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT f006ff94-5744-4dd3-8fc4-8802376595b7 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-chinas-compute-year-in 506 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12NMhOY9jgvVdir442cFdslns_HrOBl2dHFQDobgB3yM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The People who Resist AI</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-144-artificial-challenged" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #144</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-335-rereading-stanfords-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #335</a></li><li><a href="https://electronicbookreview.com/publications/the-development-of-internet-fiction-in-china-from-internet-sub-culture-to-mainstream-literature/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The development of Internet Fiction in China, from Internet sub-culture to mainstream literature</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-149742327" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Temple of Earth and I (translated excerpts)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2026.2619518" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Reputation Collectives - how international industry associations influence China’s safety standards in high-risk technologies</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-61-a-backlash-to-social-credit?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #61: A Backlash to Social Credit Blacklists?</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 16th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-347-the-chinese-people-who?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-347-the-chinese-people-who</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wr26!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc05636eb-2bea-48c6-a3f8-2c897bff74ff_1000x810.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wr26!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc05636eb-2bea-48c6-a3f8-2c897bff74ff_1000x810.png" alt="Social media feed showing posts with hashtag "反 ai" discussing resistance to AI-generated content." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT abe5c80b-622c-4ac4-9fed-00db05d53f56 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-347-the-chinese-people-who 579 <p>My latest article on how international private governance could play a role in AI governance.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2026.2619518#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2008</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-344-ai-safetysecurity-governance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety/Security Governance Report</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-253-tencent-research-institute?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI translation and coverage</a></li><li><a href="https://13115299.s21i.faiusr.com/61/1/ABUIABA9GAAgiNT0vQYorJi_ygU.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Alibaba’s The Large Language Model Technology development and governance practice report</a></li><li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/01/deepseek-and-other-chinese-firms-converge-with-western-companies-on-ai-promises" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Carnegie analysis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/china-ai-boyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-washington-post-international-employees" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Support for Washington Post international employees</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 9th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-346-reputation-collectives?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-346-reputation-collectives</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oVIN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad093896-f577-45fb-85a9-3c04c42578a1_1520x740.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oVIN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad093896-f577-45fb-85a9-3c04c42578a1_1520x740.png" alt="Diagram titled "Figure 2: Two Mechanisms for International Private Regulation" showing club goods and reputation collectives mechanisms." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xJxA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd3d199d-177a-42b0-a8ba-a880a7f42a18_1934x578.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xJxA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd3d199d-177a-42b0-a8ba-a880a7f42a18_1934x578.png" alt="Text excerpt discussing WANO's engagement with Chinese nuclear operators and peer review processes." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hcvZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0bacd3c-5073-433e-9cbc-a4d520042c5a_1950x726.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hcvZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0bacd3c-5073-433e-9cbc-a4d520042c5a_1950x726.png" alt="Text excerpt discussing IATA initiatives and Chinese airline safety standards adoption." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 8c20d393-8f2a-4bea-a023-d6ccf00c4ebb full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-346-reputation-collectives 546 <p>ByteDance vs. Tencent vs. Alibaba.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DWPhXQQOIfbBbOMGkzFtMU-YiKM3aOoE-YuFxxxq7MU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chronicles of the Great AI Battle among ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent — A destiny-changing Conflict</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 2nd, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-345-a-three-way-race-for-chinas?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-345-a-three-way-race-for-chinas</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 86909486-ec3f-4ae5-b7ec-463c8c573b55 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-345-a-three-way-race-for-chinas 573 <p>Plus, China's Industry-led AI Security and Safety Commitments.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1virCpe90wYaHsSFRmlMHY-1bf-aJdj-Ey9qpCarFMY8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14589" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">INTENT-FT</a></li><li><a href="https://aihub.caict.ac.cn/ai_security_and_safety_commitments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Security and Safety Commitments</a></li><li><a href="https://jeffreyjding.github.io/documents/Reputation%20Collectives%20Paper%20RIPE%20accepted%20version%20January%202026.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Reputation Collectives paper</a></li><li><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/how-china-and-the-us-can-make-ai-safer-for-everyone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How China and the US Can Make AI Safer for Everyone</a></li><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5891084" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The (Geo)Political Economy of AI Openness - US and Chinese Open-Source AI Approaches in Historical Context</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Exclusive - How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips</a></li><li><a href="https://hegemon.substack.com/p/the-age-of-academic-slop-is-upon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 26th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-344-ai-safetysecurity-governance?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-344-ai-safetysecurity-governance</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!z1gF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ebaa66f-2cd9-4b68-9bf4-b80972025f07_605x197.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!z1gF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ebaa66f-2cd9-4b68-9bf4-b80972025f07_605x197.png" alt="CAICT report contains a Chinese version of this image (the report cuts off a section of the cited Stanford 2025 AI index table)." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 9c5ba6db-1f65-4174-a51b-67248fba3e70 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-344-ai-safetysecurity-governance 531 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1virCpe90wYaHsSFRmlMHY-1bf-aJdj-Ey9qpCarFMY8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #254</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-315-abandoned-checking-in" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #315</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0JUeL3TOLocXJ1GkXOJg1Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2025 Q1 benchmark</a></li><li><a href="https://cwnewsroom.substack.com/p/not-price-alone-two-inflection-pointsbehind-china-robot-vacuum-rise-over-irobot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Not Price Alone — Two Inflection Points Behind China’s Robot Vacuum Rise Over iRobot</a></li><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6036657" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Legal Alignment for Safe and Ethical AI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/podcasts/china-field-notes-scott-kennedy/enduring-value-studying-china-conversation-hncs-adam-webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Enduring Value of Studying in China — A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam Webb</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7pWBKwsnXLIuv4_Qyg31fw?poc_token=HCmqbWmj62a8_q_e8iZu6JFnt9nKmnknRrOomErs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Four young Chinese AI industry leaders hold open discussion (in Chinese)</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 19th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-343-ai-safetysecurity-governance?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-343-ai-safetysecurity-governance</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kJQ9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0da9b65-ba7d-4b36-b92c-0538125eb06a_780x752.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kJQ9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0da9b65-ba7d-4b36-b92c-0538125eb06a_780x752.png" alt="Table showing "Summarization of tested jailbreak attacks" with taxonomy, methods, and three evaluation criteria columns." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2vSP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46e2b50f-5cf4-4dca-95bb-615ed87454ff_532x664.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2vSP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46e2b50f-5cf4-4dca-95bb-615ed87454ff_532x664.png" alt="December 2025 scores on CAICT’s AI Safety benchmark" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT dc03fc03-8728-4a57-929c-a4c5561d32fd full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-343-ai-safetysecurity-governance 453 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-333-around-the-horn-22nd-episode" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #333</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iGCnuQfV_jinzgegvjqndQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">After my voice was “stolen” by AI, will I be replaced?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fMbEWUhkolXLbxbeB8zddA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">HEYTEA falls off, DeepSeek Gets Defeated by this Company: Who Won the 2025 Battle of Best Brands?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GP0ET0lrG8G10w3A7EG7Jw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6yWvf1rpX3E_-FjW6_H3kA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Venture Capital Market Emerges from Winter</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/A5shO-6nZIXZvJUEzrx03Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The People who Resist AI</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Z1elrnPm2zjzLgyIfkX58A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The first state-owned enterprise AI unicorn emerges!</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/clyn3WMaqAoBXa0QXH32vA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChatGPT, is it trying to “cross the river by feeling for the stones” of Ant Afu</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mJ48K9sqI8EPCUrGR--xaQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Verbally Abuses User, Tencent Yuanbao Responds</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/N3oQL9yNupLAaHvXmOsnDg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MiniMax went public (in HK) this morning, and its stock price surged by 80%</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PGeYsT8vGI5ldmTkeWZ9Tw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Comprehensive Computing Power Index Blue Book (2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-159-white-paper-on-chinas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #159</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 12th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-342-around-the-horn-23rd-episode?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-342-around-the-horn-23rd-episode</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" alt="ESPN "Around the Horn" logo on blue background." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4pSX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F42e16bdd-eca5-4ff9-a8b1-abed730fcc60_1000x810.webp" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4pSX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F42e16bdd-eca5-4ff9-a8b1-abed730fcc60_1000x810.webp" alt="Social media feed showing posts with hashtag "反ai" (anti-AI) and various memes criticizing AI usage." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 604f7156-e4aa-488b-8a1c-298445727d45 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-342-around-the-horn-23rd-episode 486 <p>China's new regulations matter but not for the reasons you think.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mzZGZH2mz8CPtEgkKG75mV5GMJ_BzkH4uKYL4gKwxGo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">An Initial Look at Companion AI Regulatory Pathways — Big Tech Firms are Sleepless</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/chatbot-measures-draft/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">English translation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.geopolitechs.org/p/whats-in-chinas-first-drafts-rules" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Geopolitechs blog</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #271: Key Chinese GenAI Security Standard Changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.ai-futures.org/p/ai-futures-model-dec-2025-update" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Futures Project update to AI 2027</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/technology/china-artificial-intelligence-hangzhou.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy</a></li><li><a href="https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Nesta_TheAIPoweredState_2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Nesta essay</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1125191/ai-toys-in-china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/china-ai-competition-differences/685389/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Race for Global Domination in AI</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 5th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-341-big-tech-v-the-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-341-big-tech-v-the-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yFny!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7259acc5-8ec6-44fb-b7df-bb0fe491de56_1080x1272.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yFny!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7259acc5-8ec6-44fb-b7df-bb0fe491de56_1080x1272.png" alt="Privacy settings screen for model improvement with four toggle options for data sharing." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT dad45132-1568-439e-8262-75ca4d54e293 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-341-big-tech-v-the-chinese 607 <p>Plus, some AI stories from a Shanghai daily newspaper.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1phWDSerDPz4nHILt0KdU4cDb4PXlHRbf2aUUeOi9gn8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">What changes did AI actually bring to scientists this year?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.citynewsservice.cn/articles/shanghaidaily/in-focus/as-print-media-becomes-a-dinosaur-of-the-digital-age-the-last-shanghai-newsagent-counts-its-final-days-3n70b7qm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">400-500 copies</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 29th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-340-year-end-reflections-by?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-340-year-end-reflections-by</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NF3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f251bfa-c534-46d6-b9db-57f7b605f32b_1936x1522.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NF3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f251bfa-c534-46d6-b9db-57f7b605f32b_1936x1522.png" alt="News article screenshot. The headline reads: "警惕"AI美女"没"甜蜜陷阱" 15名男性累计被骗171万余元"" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NfQI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85abc0f-9f00-40f7-b9d4-ce1d5b91859a_1976x859.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NfQI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85abc0f-9f00-40f7-b9d4-ce1d5b91859a_1976x859.png" alt="News article screenshot. The headline reads: "日本32岁女子与AI"男友"举行婚礼" with subheading "专家担忧给心理脆弱群体带来潜在危害"" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GFWm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2df7f4b-fc62-4ee2-9bc1-1143868b92ec_1015x1839.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GFWm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2df7f4b-fc62-4ee2-9bc1-1143868b92ec_1015x1839.png" alt="News article screenshot. The headline reads: 成立四年的AI公司闪电冲击港股上市" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 14461bf3-aeaa-4833-a3b4-548e9c46d2da full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-340-year-end-reflections-by 525 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oYXxUkQ-nzNZJ2refe0gPKrUCnEWwiLi16Debu5ltKc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">When the Cloud Ecosystem Enters a Governance Phase</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cloudkeeper.com/insights/blog/aws-reseller-vs-direct-purchase" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AWS resellers</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BaGKxf-Hxc1XxEqFB3InSQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AItechtalk article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/purdue/2025/12/03/purdue-grad-students-from-5-countries-unlikely-to-be-admitted-china-russia-iran-cuba-north-korea/87583768007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Purdue effectively bans grad students from China, other countries, faculty say</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 15th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-339-chinas-cloud-ecosystem?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-339-chinas-cloud-ecosystem</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVOG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60aaee1d-ad1e-4435-a96d-effff84a1f01_936x528.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVOG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60aaee1d-ad1e-4435-a96d-effff84a1f01_936x528.png" alt="Group of men in white shirts taking oath with raised hands, holding documents." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 36d589da-bb42-4f57-a7e6-1233c1bedda4 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-339-chinas-cloud-ecosystem 454 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ok955__3hk6HXiwV4iNsMt37wxE-gYVBdXXAjXHTMG0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MCP Cools, just One Year after its Birth</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-275-what-does-chinas-government?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #275</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aau.edu/key-issues/aau-expresses-concerns-ndaas-safe-research-act" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AAU Expresses Concerns on NDAA’s SAFE Research Act</a></li><li><a href="https://digichina.stanford.edu/work/lexicon-how-china-talks-about-agentic-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How China talks about ‘agentic AI’</a></li><li><a href="https://dset.tw/event-news/399/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DSET event on Technology and the Rise of Great Powers</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 8th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-338-model-context-protocol?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-338-model-context-protocol</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T4rj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78778cfc-f8c2-49b6-acdd-2479a500b61a_1080x1080.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T4rj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78778cfc-f8c2-49b6-acdd-2479a500b61a_1080x1080.png" alt="Robot wearing AI LLM cap struggling under heavy load of tools and expectations." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT bdebacd8-16e0-467a-ba78-7afe0ba7297b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-338-model-context-protocol 454 <p>Why Chinese parents have sought out Zebra English's AI tutor Jessica.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uV9AbRlkKMt9SvErVJ4eQF6_gi1MYaUKLzbqArqO4ns/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The First AI English Teacher “Takes Office”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-larger-meaning-of-chinas-crackdown-on-school-tutoring" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Larger Meaning of China’s Crackdown on School Tutoring</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/technology/ai-research-chinese-talent.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/international-students-enrollment-decrease.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 24th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-337-chinas-first-ai-english?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-337-chinas-first-ai-english</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRxq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5790a187-5442-4c29-b851-bd9db4efab0d_1080x662.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRxq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5790a187-5442-4c29-b851-bd9db4efab0d_1080x662.png" alt="Jessica’s design. Source: Renwu." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 6b83adb8-c689-427b-bdfa-e45b5d10b6bf full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-337-chinas-first-ai-english 679 <p>Hopes and delusions about China's Little AI Dragons.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQAXS9O7pKAPGjE3rb2gWli1czlVQBK9WPnbQWkPikQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Who will come and challenge OpenAI?</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-313-chinas-big-5-foundation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #313</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-264-superclue-april-2024-report?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #264</a></li><li><a href="https://openrouter.ai/rankings?view=month" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">663B tokens from MiniMax</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05526" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Emergency Response Measures for Catastrophic AI Risk</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16534" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Frontier AI Risk Management Framework in Practice: A Risk Analysis Technical Report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/12/trump-third-term-authoritarianism/684616/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">President for Life</a></li><li><a href="https://airtable.com/appkDZo2RDymAdHLa/pagn1ycIuKYPwXUkM/form" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tarbell Fellowship</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 17th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-336-minimax-as-chinas-openai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-336-minimax-as-chinas-openai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YLEP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f1f2d30-96da-4d16-a122-d7a4aa9c656f_1000x563.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YLEP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f1f2d30-96da-4d16-a122-d7a4aa9c656f_1000x563.png" alt="Jefferies Equity Research report, November 2025" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ySYp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1891f69-9e62-4e26-a574-48177150473c_1080x774.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ySYp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1891f69-9e62-4e26-a574-48177150473c_1080x774.png" alt="OpenRouter leaderboard" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT cd3914be-dda6-44f0-a5b1-7888593efaa4 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-336-minimax-as-chinas-openai 505 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/hai_ai_index_report_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Stanford’s AI Index Report</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-162-the-misfires-how-bat-all" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #162</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #331</a></li><li><a href="https://techbuzzchina.substack.com/p/the-state-of-chinese-ai-apps-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The State of Chinese AI Apps 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/05/china-brain-gain-united-states-scientists/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why Trump’s cuts to scientific research are a big win for China</a></li><li><a href="https://secondthoughts.ai/p/a-project-is-not-a-bundle-of-tasks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Project is Not a Bundle of Tasks</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15808" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Cyber Offense-Defense Balance for Trailing-Edge Organizations</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 10th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-335-rereading-stanfords-2025?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-335-rereading-stanfords-2025</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HYBG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48646a1f-2be6-4113-9428-b8f8df67912c_1730x948.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HYBG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48646a1f-2be6-4113-9428-b8f8df67912c_1730x948.png" alt="Line graph showing "GitHub AI projects (% of total) by geographic area, 2011–24"" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 46acd5fc-a59b-4d7f-b463-9765c6d91637 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-335-rereading-stanfords-2025 668 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11b_xBw0VHQJnyDHb-iq1oLFizeCAYieO8JYDKysRbT4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How a University is “Transforming” its Humanities and Social Sciences Program</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbr.org/publication/jeffrey-dings-technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers-how-diffusion-shapes-economic-competition/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Roundtable Reviews of</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/the-power-of-one-how-standout-firms-grow-national-productivity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity</a></li><li><a href="https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/10/translations-as-cac-tackles-malicious-negativity-online-popular-influencers-zhang-xuefeng-hu-chenfeng-lan-zhanfei-hit-with-bans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans</a></li><li><a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/second-and-long/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Second and Long</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 3rd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-334-how-ai-is-transforming?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-334-how-ai-is-transforming</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 06c4268c-49b7-4141-b03e-c6b66444166f full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-334-how-ai-is-transforming 499 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/jjding99/status/1979345437418229900" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chili Wok</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-326-around-the-horn-21st-episode" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #326</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hOm42vJTyBSIWhWsuEKhdw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The SuperCLUE September 2025 report has been released!</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-324-superclue-large-model?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #324</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9TKRRs-BNItm47_dHotH7Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">When we talk about “AI Search”, what are we talking about?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oI90vQ7eVsfN5UighfNBsA?poc_token=HOmq_mijz6AT79xHfCh4TD5W_VB85C2nV1IV8BkG" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">With state-affiliated investment exceeding 30%, investment is fueling adding fuel to the robotics industry</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QNV-Evk06xGDX8A4Bkkvkw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The most unusual AI money-making scheme has emerged</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qvRP7wEjRIqMFC685XeiSA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Can (Alibaba’s) Quark succeed as a Chinese ChatGPT?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/00Ow0j_eYfob3isV9_Nq3w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The “Disenchantment and Return to Form” of AI Agents</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/frhAh6GXF9MYL8dXiGNpwg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">These university majors are on the verge of being “occupied” by AI</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QkA6cg9zKo4HUf9c2w9QPA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Your agent may be “misevolving”!</a></li><li><a href="https://cj.sina.com.cn/articles/view/5953740931/162dee083067027qhy?froms=ggmp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI combat in indigenous databases</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RvefuDRgPP_sabzaPb0RLw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">After repeated failures in its strategic competition with China, the US has for the first time revealed the “chess piece” it most wants to win over</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 27th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-333-around-the-horn-22nd-episode?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-333-around-the-horn-22nd-episode</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" alt="ESPN logo" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 31303800-6c9e-4d32-ae0e-90ed2da2a481 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-333-around-the-horn-22nd-episode 419 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sx7LH5nJYvY6E2A36lH9RYHirz1zKCndtqlBzyRoRsY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New AI PhD grads are “unsellable”</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-111-algorithms-and-food-delivery?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #111</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/2prime_PKU/status/1948549824594485696" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Twitter post</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA4165-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Running the Right AI Race — A National Strategy for AI diffusion</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/industrial-policy-and-economic-security-conference" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Industrial Policy and Economic Security Conference</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/07/movies/apple-airpods-pro-3-translation-app-movie-subtitles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Could the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles?</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/buxwal/status/1975914346938310713" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">OPT Observatory</a></li><li><a href="https://internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/first-key-update-capabilities-and-risk-implications" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">First Key Update to International AI Safety Report</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 20th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-332-ai-phd-grads-are-unsellable?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-332-ai-phd-grads-are-unsellable</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iyso!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e102dfa-8170-4c54-98e5-875c93de43c2_1272x776.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iyso!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e102dfa-8170-4c54-98e5-875c93de43c2_1272x776.png" alt="Bar graph comparing instruction time at German and American engineering schools (1893). The graph shows percentages for oral theoretical instruction and practical lab exercises at five universities. The visualization compares Technical University Wien, Technical University of Munich, Technical University Berlin, MIT, and Cornell University, with each institution having two bars representing different types of instruction time across a four-year course of study." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wO65!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa49577e-6af6-44a1-9ff5-4cac05ea3d5b_1080x758.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wO65!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa49577e-6af6-44a1-9ff5-4cac05ea3d5b_1080x758.png" alt="Yiping Lu tweets: "Anyone knows adam?". The tweet includes a screenshot of what appears to be a paper review comment that reads "dimension? • l. 336: 'Both architectures are optimized with Adam'. Who/what is 'Adam'? I think this is a very serious typo that the author should have removed from the submission." This is a humorous exchange where the reviewer seems unaware that Adam is a common machine learning optimizer algorithm, not a person's name or typo." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 8407d1b6-60f0-4ff8-9ea2-e1a95b0537c1 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-332-ai-phd-grads-are-unsellable 497 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9Kf8WOJNVtJnu1amUeybvXLXO3Z_MbMspkGVuDGtiI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese Public Perceptions and Usage of Generative AI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aiproem.substack.com/p/ai-at-the-speed-of-light-tencent&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1759678909142526&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ekqmUXSuaCAPACuqc3S3P" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">WeChat’s integration of DeepSeek</a></li><li><a href="https://cambrianr.substack.com/p/compute-is-not-the-answer-to-ai-sovereignty" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Compute is not the answer to AI sovereignty</a></li><li><a href="https://www.seedai.org/research/intensity-index" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The U.S. Needs A Generative AI Intensity Index</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2025/08/25/federal-grants-area-studies-and-foreign-language-risk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Grant Delays Threaten Cultural and Language Studies Programs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09422-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learning</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/1968413297239085323" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Miles Brundage</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 6th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRMQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74e7580b-2975-4f52-85d0-80585b5e19ce_1080x335.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRMQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74e7580b-2975-4f52-85d0-80585b5e19ce_1080x335.png" alt="A bar graph in Chinese showing payment willingness for AIGC products, with percentages." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 7e3061b1-f4f1-4bb1-904c-9bb4f2c4777b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions 484 <p>Plus, a deeper dive into the CSRankings methodology.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1603Vor2KtuGZi8Rt5POBw-Gh6lmPVJG1nSnP-h6LkQE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Ending CMU’s Dominance, Tsinghua University Takes the Top Spot in CSRankings! Peking University Leads in AI</a></li><li><a href="https://csrankings.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSRankings</a></li><li><a href="https://csrankings.org/#/fromyear/2025/toyear/2025/index?ai&amp;vision&amp;mlmining&amp;nlp&amp;inforet&amp;world" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Here’s</a></li><li><a href="https://johannamcostigan.substack.com/p/every-great-tech-hub-needs-regulation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Every Great Tech Hub Needs Regulation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/u-s-loses-appeal-chinese-ai-researchers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">U.S. Loses Appeal for Chinese AI Researchers</a></li><li><a href="https://futureoflife.org/grant-program/us-china-ai-governance-phd-fellowship/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowships</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Correction to ChinAI #328 on Cold Reality for Chinese AI Start-ups</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 29th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-330-chinese-universities-top?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-330-chinese-universities-top</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hpoD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5c7684c-ca09-4f68-9021-ed55cfd06d81_1123x824.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hpoD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5c7684c-ca09-4f68-9021-ed55cfd06d81_1123x824.png" alt="Jeff’s query on CSrankings.org" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bbnF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffe8ae4a-60dc-4323-a3d8-02c0db2aa48d_630x859.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bbnF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffe8ae4a-60dc-4323-a3d8-02c0db2aa48d_630x859.png" alt="University rankings table showing top institutions with faculty count and scores. Tsinghua leads." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 785261e7-9147-442c-be81-8097cf5acefd full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-330-chinese-universities-top 482 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PJwGlz9rP_ptPO1EyEv-SytCcNQgtjw2zp7lhl4FsMk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Mid-Year Review of Major Cloud Providers</a></li><li><a href="https://afraw.substack.com/p/topology-of-china-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Topology of “China AI”</a></li><li><a href="https://sabn.substack.com/p/selective-restraint-how-china-regulates" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Selective Restraint: How China Regulates Facial Recognition in 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://futureoflife.org/grant-program/us-china-ai-governance-phd-fellowship/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowships</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-305-computing-power-shifts?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #305: Computing Power Shifts in the AI Inference Era</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 22nd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-329-chinas-shifting-cloud?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-329-chinas-shifting-cloud</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4dMD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F948cd6a4-60ec-45aa-b863-dcefa2ca9a6d_684x513.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4dMD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F948cd6a4-60ec-45aa-b863-dcefa2ca9a6d_684x513.jpeg" alt="Volcanic eruption with dramatic lava flow and fiery plume against sky." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 502945a5-e978-4b86-a2ad-3294a152cb4d full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-329-chinas-shifting-cloud 574 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jcj5hXoDDdNcAgRna/translation-the-realities-of-ai-start-ups-in-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Realities of AI Start-ups in 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~xinyuan/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">PhD in theoretical computer science</a></li><li><a href="https://mattsheehan.substack.com/p/chinas-big-ai-diffusion-plan-is-here?r=66&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China's Big AI Diffusion Plan is Here. Will it Work?</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PjQOhShCMUMSOhsYJO3C2u401eZ522KX-_gApv7RFzA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI full translation</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250815130502/https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121358/taiwan-silicon-shield-tsmc-china-chip-manufacturing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening</a></li><li><a href="https://openai.com/index/us-caisi-uk-aisi-ai-update/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Working with US CAISI and UK AISI to build more secure AI systems</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/silicon-valley-enabled-brutal-mass-detention-and-surveillance-in-china-internal-documents-show/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 15th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPzu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883fd3f5-44ac-46c5-8825-ce4ccfaa4e23_1348x682.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPzu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883fd3f5-44ac-46c5-8825-ce4ccfaa4e23_1348x682.png" alt="Comparative table showing AI pricing and business models between China and US. The table outlines key differences in: - B2C price rates - AI company annual recurring revenue - B2C yearly fees - B2B procurement budgets The data highlights significantly higher prices and revenue figures in the US market compared to China, with multiples ranging from 3-100 times difference. Source citations from 2024 industry reports are included at the bottom." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 44bb75ba-ca9c-4e81-82d5-de83a0977271 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese 420 <p>A Strategic Reading of China’s Three-step AI Strategy for the Next Decade.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PjQOhShCMUMSOhsYJO3C2u401eZ522KX-_gApv7RFzA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Nation Sets the Tone for “AI Plus”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.geopolitechs.org/p/china-releases-ai-plus-policy-a-brief" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Geopolitechs newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/china-facial-recognition-security-measures/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Measures for the Security Management of Facial Recognition Technology Applications</a></li><li><a href="https://triviumchina.com/research/the-ai-plus-initiative-chinas-blueprint-for-ai-diffusion/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The AI Plus initiative – China’s blueprint for AI diffusion</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/china-has-a-different-vision-for-ai-it-might-be-smarter-581f1e44" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China Has a Different Vision for AI. It Might Be Smarter.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77197.Assassin_s_Apprentice" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Assassin’s Apprentice</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 8th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-327-deciphering-chinas-ai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-327-deciphering-chinas-ai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iHN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c43a193-1195-4d4a-a470-52edc52de20e_1746x1428.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iHN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c43a193-1195-4d4a-a470-52edc52de20e_1746x1428.png" alt="Ding, Jeffrey. Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition. Princeton University Press, 2024." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 5926e62a-5b51-4b58-9ba0-87b2d3d2112b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-327-deciphering-chinas-ai 569 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://concordia-ai.com/research/state-of-ai-safety-in-china-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">State of AI Safety in China (2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/jjding99/status/1958951500979360028" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Worrying example of AI slop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.readingthechinadream.com/lao-dongyan-on-2024-and-revewal.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Lao Dongyan on 2024 and Renewal</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/193526?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished%3Fsearch%3Dlao%2520dongyan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #77</a></li><li><a href="https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-political-economy-of-ai-a-syllabus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Political Economy of AI Syllabus</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 25th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-325-one-year-later-technology?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-325-one-year-later-technology</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx_J!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b5d1879-0154-49aa-a34d-a65e012bd5ce_1536x2048.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx_J!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b5d1879-0154-49aa-a34d-a65e012bd5ce_1536x2048.png" alt="The traditional Chinese version of my book, from Taiwanese publisher Acropolis." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wvHE!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9134ad79-6fe0-4e48-a616-9680e8dc6466_885x674.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wvHE!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9134ad79-6fe0-4e48-a616-9680e8dc6466_885x674.png" alt="Book cover: "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers" by Jeffrey Dyer" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 8c41eb5c-ea7d-4158-aabc-59e8ce6c9a61 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-325-one-year-later-technology 273 <p>Why are Chinese tech giants spending so little on AI Capex?.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yE12cJYHUixkO5mUGiufHJQbkNUohoP115VVbhib1ac/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">In this US-China AI race, Chinese internet giants are rapidly becoming marginalized</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-98-techlore-the-historical?utm_source=url" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #98</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/seizing-the-agentic-ai-advantage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">McKinsey report.</a></li><li><a href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/china-watching-chinese" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China Watching in Chinese - A Guide to Chinese-Language Analysis of Chinese Politics</a></li><li><a href="https://bumingbai.net/category/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Bumingbai [不明白播客] podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TxDTaDlCShgBg3rCKdzYlwwBzALJwf8EJa81KBYpHxQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tencent Research Institute and Factchecking Platform Jiao Zhen Analyzed 100 Cases of AI-generated Disinformation</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16534" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese scientists do a comprehensive safety study of ~20 LLMs – and they find similar things to Western researchers</a></li><li><a href="https://jack-clark.net/2025/07/28/import-ai-422-llm-bias-china-cares-about-the-same-safety-risks-as-us-ai-persuasion/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ImportAI newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/applications-open-for-2026-horizon-fellowship-cohort/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Horizon Fellowship</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/programs/become-a-fellow/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Horizon Fellowship</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 11th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-323-the-ai-deflation-of-chinas?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-323-the-ai-deflation-of-chinas</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ht6j!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94bb32b4-c2da-4ec8-b3ed-89b21f182576_640x370.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ht6j!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94bb32b4-c2da-4ec8-b3ed-89b21f182576_640x370.png" alt="Bar graph comparing Chinese and US tech giants' capital expenditure (2020-2024)" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1afce5f1-4d41-48c9-a3a4-9989ed756cb7 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-323-the-ai-deflation-of-chinas 519 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TxDTaDlCShgBg3rCKdzYlwwBzALJwf8EJa81KBYpHxQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tencent Research Institute and Factchecking Platform Jiao Zhen Analyzed 100 Cases of AI-generated Disinformation</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tencent Res. Institute Tackles Value Alignment in Large Model Security &amp; Ethics Research Report</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/hlntnr/status/1950734147099435037" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Thread on World AI Conference in Shanghai</a></li><li><a href="https://electricliterature.com/why-are-tech-billionaires-so-obsessed-with-the-roman-empire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why Are Tech Billionaires so Obsessed with the Roman Empire?</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 4th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-322-100-cases-of-ai-disinformation?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-322-100-cases-of-ai-disinformation</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rnek!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce0d96d0-d701-4762-b8a9-5b537a422533_960x397.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rnek!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce0d96d0-d701-4762-b8a9-5b537a422533_960x397.png" alt="Bar graph showing AI-generated misinformation topics distribution in Chinese, with eight categories. The graph shows percentages across different categories, with "Social Hotspots" (社会热点) having the highest share at 49%, followed by "Government/Political" at 12%, and other categories including business, natural disasters, healthcare, technology, entertainment, and gender issues ranging from 10% to 3%. The data is sourced from 100 cases of AI-generated content between 2023-2025, according to the caption." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT dc15488b-ea7d-477a-b60d-ce5476b5d90c full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-322-100-cases-of-ai-disinformation 496 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n4caZslUeFJ-XP9B_nBX5Sd3yeFqZ1CsSl-tfAkNbV8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The latest notes on DeepSeek’s all-in-one machine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5684fb1f-1a84-4542-8fe9-2fcae9653f87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Financial Times</a></li><li><a href="https://jamestown.org/program/prc-deploys-deepseek-across-local-governments/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China Brief</a></li><li><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/chinas-pla-deploys-ai-tool-deepseek-in-military-hospitals-non-combat-functions/articleshow/119376440.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sources</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-from-chinas-deepseek-adoption-ayush-gupta-e3z3e/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">LinkedIn posts</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jQWybc7aPWOfZ5PbWTJRPw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Leiphone article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Technology-and-the-Rise-of-Great-Powers-Audiobook/B0FB5Y6WP4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Audiobook version of</a></li><li><a href="https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/07/16/you-dont-have-to-be-america-or-china-to-win-in-ai-says-rishi-sunak" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">You don’t have to be America or China to win in AI, says Rishi Sunak</a></li><li><a href="https://lillianli.substack.com/p/why-are-there-no-massive-chinese" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why are there no massive Chinese SaaS companies?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/07/14/tech/artificial-intelligence-summer-of-free-agency-meta-openai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Summer of Free AI-gency</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 28th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-321-deepseek-spreads-across?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-321-deepseek-spreads-across</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ld2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52e5be73-645b-4288-9507-09b1a30a46d4_800x711.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ld2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52e5be73-645b-4288-9507-09b1a30a46d4_800x711.jpeg" alt="This IEIT all-in-one machine supports DeepSeek’s 671B “full-parameter” model" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2b038f73-0905-432f-872a-e5c093698dc7 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-321-deepseek-spreads-across 444 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1riVsi0iz3iHl9vYtM5e11kNE4tO4w_YN04W2VQczC_k/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Young people who love acting crazy, intensely act crazy toward AI</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-300-artificial-challenged" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #300</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 14th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-320-acting-crazy-ais-most?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-320-acting-crazy-ais-most</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s-C2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F629d14d0-b437-4ce1-8907-b420d86fcb73_939x1600.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s-C2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F629d14d0-b437-4ce1-8907-b420d86fcb73_939x1600.png" alt="Data source: Count the relevant posts in Xiaohongshu that mention “acting crazy” correspondence, segment the text and count the phrase frequencies. The type of post that is the most frequent is normalized as 100 in the above “acting crazy” index. Data collected on June 18, 2025." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rBgI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F101f99ec-5327-4880-9b38-58f418284c76_1080x1215.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rBgI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F101f99ec-5327-4880-9b38-58f418284c76_1080x1215.png" alt="Chinese infographic showing five methods to deal with social pressure, with heat index scores between 14-100. The graphic is styled with blue headers and includes keywords and explanations for each method." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 9193ec63-2a38-44e7-aea3-ab64fd4b57bb full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-320-acting-crazy-ais-most 386 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aC_PV7Sy_QaVu9cHZYqjL36gIqQORcp--5GFu2dEscY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The 2024 China Developer Survey Report is here!</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.07468" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Promising Topics for U.S.–China Dialogues on AI Risks and Governance</a></li><li><a href="https://ben.substack.com/p/two-rulings-on-fair-use-and-llm-training" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Two Rulings on Fair Use and LLM Training</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/events/can-multinationals-win-china-lessons-apples-experience" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Can Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s Experience</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sinification.com/p/financial-security-lian-ping-on-us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Financial Security: Lian Ping on US Sanctions, SWIFT and De-Dollarisation</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 7th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-319-china-developer-survey?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-319-china-developer-survey</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_dOQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0f552d9-695a-43cf-8c2b-c3108797e81d_1080x642.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_dOQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0f552d9-695a-43cf-8c2b-c3108797e81d_1080x642.png" alt="Bar graph comparing AI chatbot popularity percentages, with ChatGPT leading at 56%." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZCxf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc2a6e7d-b16b-43b1-94ba-8a98cb65d5ac_1080x715.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZCxf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc2a6e7d-b16b-43b1-94ba-8a98cb65d5ac_1080x715.png" alt="Horizontal bar graph showing adoption rates of various open-source technologies in Chinese. The graph shows open-source AI leading at 47%, followed by big data at 28%, with other categories including cloud computing, front-end development, programming languages, and operating systems having lower percentages." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT e68b4393-73da-44bc-bb7f-40940a9bc684 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-319-china-developer-survey 503 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1toZshfbjxHcs3UddzOunuhBrPD9kMOVuVqF4YN6LBTE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Aftermath — Her husband gifted a female streamer 16 million RMB</a></li><li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3288202/man-china-obsessed-kol-spends-us550000-gifts-hopes-she-will-call-him-brother" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">SCMP article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1994630" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Zhibo gonghui: China’s ‘live-streaming guilds’ of manipulation experts</a></li><li><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mar.21899" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The influence of AI Friendship Apps on users' well-being and addiction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.un.org/scientific-advisory-board/sites/default/files/2025-06/verification_of_frontier_ai.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Verification of Frontier AI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/07/john-foster-dead-nuclear-physics/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">John S. Foster Jr., Pentagon scientist who developed warheads, dies at 102</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 30th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-318-her-husband-gifted-16?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-318-her-husband-gifted-16</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NWnj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ba0e72f-495d-4844-b716-d0f43a6208d2_706x627.webp" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NWnj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ba0e72f-495d-4844-b716-d0f43a6208d2_706x627.webp" alt="Someone viewing a Chinese social media app showing animated gift icons" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 8f0f2934-7405-4408-9563-917d2c60e21b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-318-her-husband-gifted-16 541 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBGxj06xh6TrW4TVw0hoBzezhCYRJj39fMKVnJrIJYo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI large models can’t solve Gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve them</a></li><li><a href="https://jack-clark.net/2025/06/09/import-ai-415-situational-awareness-for-ai-systems-8tb-of-open-text-and-chinas-heterogeneous-compute-cluster/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ImportAI on China’s heterogenous compute cluster</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/events/can-multinationals-win-china-lessons-apples-experience" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Can Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s Experience</a></li><li><a href="https://www.edu.cn/xxh/focus/zc/202505/t20250513_2667992.shtml?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Schools (in Chinese)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/artificial-eyes-generative-ai-chinas-military-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Artificial Eyes - Generative AI in China’s Military Intelligence</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 22nd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-317-chinese-ai-models-disable?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-317-chinese-ai-models-disable</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qoJG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7eefe8-6277-4889-ab4f-11cf253db86e_1215x770.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qoJG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7eefe8-6277-4889-ab4f-11cf253db86e_1215x770.png" alt="Chinese website interface showing examination notice and multiple choice questions in mathematics. Service hours notification displayed." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9opV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fceb8b805-10a6-4edc-9b08-5ab82eb4c4fa_649x796.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9opV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fceb8b805-10a6-4edc-9b08-5ab82eb4c4fa_649x796.png" alt="This appears to be a Chinese messaging interface for DeepSeek, showing an error message and announcement about service restoration timing at 18:45." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_a7z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe47e479c-64c9-44d4-b697-fcd8761e51fb_1080x1119.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_a7z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe47e479c-64c9-44d4-b697-fcd8761e51fb_1080x1119.png" alt="Chinese chat interface showing conversation about 2025 college entrance exam trends. The right side shows statistical data about enrollment numbers and competition trends." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT cb80a652-5db6-4796-b4dc-fac1de195e07 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-317-chinese-ai-models-disable 375 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-307-around-the-horn-19th-edition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #307</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/slpNfd6m7gkfTsG5arqelg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Between the U.S. and China, it is not about “who defeats whom”</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/lLRGZdgy1YJJFR-5pkMJFA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">People who work for AI, lost in data labeling</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-223-the-labor-of-ai-trainers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI trainers</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vPw3H7ROhy_SNO6xek0W5A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI large models can’t solve gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve them</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1DWiPrEiqwIGwpPZR0bcxw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">There are really no good data center stocks to buy</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ycbzus2YqGYyj6FndIo1JQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">As the popularity of large model (startups) recedes, real technology innovators begin to be “seen”</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QL9jTDi_h8zrlCe-zHQJ2g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How does a Chinese AI video product attract 60 million global users?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OEfYqpafZKEaT4ZXA9hNJw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">When rumor spreading rides the wind of “AI”</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MpttQFnra6lspn5bs7o5yw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China is implementing a national internet ID system. How does the national ID card protect personal information?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GKN9p_i_lrr09tRowg9Ohw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">When I asked DeepSeek about good ideas to extend the weekend</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 16th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-316-around-the-horn-20th-episode?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-316-around-the-horn-20th-episode</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47c40457-2963-4df9-90ec-7a22e7b5112f_640x360.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47c40457-2963-4df9-90ec-7a22e7b5112f_640x360.jpeg" alt="ESPN logo" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 65160d19-a791-4344-b271-11ecbaf72f40 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-316-around-the-horn-20th-episode 477 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-237-safety-benchmarks-for?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #237</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #261</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sohu.com/a/806855361_392936" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sohu article</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/CLUEbenchmark/SuperCLUE-Safety" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GitHub page</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kcgkSFwh6m61mPEgI1kWeA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Q4 2024 update</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0JUeL3TOLocXJ1GkXOJg1Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2025 Q1 benchmark</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/AI45Lab/Flames/blob/main/README.md" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GitHub page</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qDEBkS2yBZgYz_Zq6bONUQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DSPSafeBench</a></li><li><a href="https://triviumchina.com/research/seeking-the-next-deepseek-what-chinas-generative-ai-registration-data-can-tell-us-about-chinas-ai-competitiveness/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">What China’s generative AI registration data can tell us about China’s AI competitiveness</a></li><li><a href="https://aisafetychina.substack.com/p/ai-safety-in-china-14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Concordia’s AI Safety in China Newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VwS84ciaKv5i0X9AMEIFUQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">We surveyed 12 public companies about the truth behind DeepSeek’s all-in-one servers</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/givTH4_Fa9po8o7GUCV7BQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A daughter spent two years creating her own AI father</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 9th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-315-abandoned-checking-in?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-315-abandoned-checking-in</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" alt="Cartoon wooden bench lifting weights with a happy expression" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT f27f91aa-048a-4222-9324-fdf3e8ce1084 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-315-abandoned-checking-in 425 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xiza_UJmO4fSZXlMMOT8lU-7byOqtjq0GYmZ9G2T9ls/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Can AI save China's independent cloud providers?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/S9OqDzklejDvX7qu7KW8tQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Leiphone article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2021.2012122#abstract" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Green monetary policy in China - window guidance and the promotion of sustainable lending and investment</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/funding-the-ai-cloud-computing-investments-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Funding the AI Cloud — Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Investments, Part 1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/rubio-revoke-student-visas-china-rcna209699" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">After Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they left</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/fading-beacon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Fading Beacon</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 2nd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-314-can-ai-save-chinas-independent?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-314-can-ai-save-chinas-independent</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 70143593-a868-4ec1-80f9-077ae175c0a4 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-314-can-ai-save-chinas-independent 490 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qzm3wVxr3m-vFXqSQQjI8MaP9wADddbOpEQkH2kZLfo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Big 5 Foundation Model Companies contend for supremacy</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-284-alibaba-qwen25-the-worlds?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #284)</a></li><li><a href="https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/running-the-right-ai-race-u.s-china-competition-in-general-technologies-67eda201b9cb81.61448274" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">UC San Diego Book Talk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/safe-and-effective" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Advancing Department of Defense Test and Evaluation for AI and Autonomous Systems</a></li><li><a href="https://tnsr.org/2024/10/machine-failing-how-systems-acquisition-and-software-development-flaws-contribute-to-military-accidents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TNSR article</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hGh6lb_LU7B8FUsKidO6Ng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China's province most lacking in universities is frantically building junior colleges (in Chinese)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/ocean-vuong-the-emperor-of-gladness-book-review.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Romance of Being Unreadable</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 19th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-313-chinas-big-5-foundation?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-313-chinas-big-5-foundation</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c167ef9-7f7c-4cd7-81fd-8ef7a9c9baf4_720x545.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c167ef9-7f7c-4cd7-81fd-8ef7a9c9baf4_720x545.png" alt="Hugging Face's global open source large model list (February 2025)" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT d3337afe-d30d-4e59-9a26-ecf3d8a00c0a full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-313-chinas-big-5-foundation 394 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLELhKuaQ-IcZQqc7a8pTvrCpbe4IQ8FNpLh_yFa7oU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New-type AI Storage Research Report</a></li><li><a href="https://thecapitolforum.com/maxlinear-silicon-motion-parties-make-progress-in-negotiating-remedy-with-chinese-regulator/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">80% of those chips to south China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1113802/china-ai-data-centers-unused/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/deepseek-huawei-export-controls-and-future-us-china-ai-race" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek, Huawei, Export Controls, and the Future of the U.S.-China AI Race</a></li><li><a href="https://voxchina.org/show-3-405.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership</a></li><li><a href="https://areyoumyboyfriend.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Are You My Boyfriend</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 12th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-312-new-type-ai-storage-research?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-312-new-type-ai-storage-research</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F012fafbf-cbdb-4f90-a5d2-3c162408ba0f_615x412.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F012fafbf-cbdb-4f90-a5d2-3c162408ba0f_615x412.png" alt="Figure 9: Practical example of high-performance AI storage application in finance. Source: CAICT" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT d9ebe41f-9899-4ad5-a532-7309ea135f47 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-312-new-type-ai-storage-research 473 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://staatus-index.s3.amazonaws.com/STAATUS%20Index%202022%20Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">20 percent</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/science-zhonghua-minzu-and-nation?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #46</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_National_Security_Advisor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">American</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 5th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-311-on-alex-wong-an-american?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-311-on-alex-wong-an-american</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b2c13d5-49c1-42b1-bf11-9d0f2cf335ef_586x787.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b2c13d5-49c1-42b1-bf11-9d0f2cf335ef_586x787.png" alt="Andy Kim tweets: "Calling Alex Wong a 'Chinese deputy NSC Advisor' is just disgusting and embodies the xenophobia fueling hate and division. I have disagreements with Mr Wong on policies, but he's a patriot and a public servant." The quoted tweet, by Laura Loomer, reads: "BREAKING: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz @MikeWaltz47 along with his Chinese deputy NSC Advisor Alex Wong have 'resigned' from the Trump admin today. Hopefully, the rest of the people who were set to be fired but were given promotions at the NSC under Waltz also depart."" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 3f874e2b-5963-4522-803c-5ca950a8e4c9 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-311-on-alex-wong-an-american 457 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLELhKuaQ-IcZQqc7a8pTvrCpbe4IQ8FNpLh_yFa7oU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New-type AI Storage Research Report</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #254</a></li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/why-ai-language-models-choke-on-too-much-text/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why AI Language models choke on too much text</a></li><li><a href="https://rorytruex.substack.com/p/the-fear-tariff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Fear Tariff</a></li><li><a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/a-dictionary-of-maqiao/9780231127448/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Dictionary of Maqiao</a></li><li><a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300214222/the-face-that-launched-a-thousand-lawsuits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Face That Launched a Thousand Lawsuits</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 28th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-310-new-type-ai-storage-research?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-310-new-type-ai-storage-research</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8405933-3d2a-4749-92a9-3541eca531e5_808x395.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8405933-3d2a-4749-92a9-3541eca531e5_808x395.png" alt="Figure 1: AI Infrastructure Framework. Source: China Academy of Information and Communications Technology" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac2a64e-e5e4-421d-b831-48f64c231f31_815x360.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac2a64e-e5e4-421d-b831-48f64c231f31_815x360.png" alt="Figure 2: Data is the core element of large models; Source: China Academy of Information and Communications Technology" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 3964f79a-8f23-4e6f-80dd-bedeb15b02d7 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-310-new-type-ai-storage-research 440 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tjjIj5O-hT87g6PU5zQzmkK-IKIjeLMCHKy8UUDImVg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Fleeing from big tech companies, they flock to junior colleges to be teachers</a></li><li><a href="https://knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-as-normal-technology" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI as Normal Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738059316304291" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Equity and access to higher education in China</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/ai-innovation-security-policy-workshop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Innovation &amp; Security Policy Workshop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2025/04/07/where-students-have-had-their-visas-revoked" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">International Student Visas Revoked</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 21st, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-309-leaving-tech-giants-to?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-309-leaving-tech-giants-to</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 49650208-370e-4d6d-be40-56811de75b3f full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-309-leaving-tech-giants-to 405 <p>The Beijing Cultural Review's view on U.S.-China Competition in AI.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cEnpLBT2Ef8MXhAy2gu8xjgqpgWcwwsbtxwaY1a1WTU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How has the West’s misjudgment of China’s AI ecosystem distorted the global technology competition landscape</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #292</a></li><li><a href="https://sinocities.substack.com/p/china-is-trying-to-create-a-national" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China is trying to create a national network of cloud computing centers</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ruima/status/1910376329662599593" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Translated Notes on Tencent’s NDR</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/michael-lewis-fda-who-is-government/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The free‑living bureaucrat</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-284-alibaba-qwen25-the-worlds" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI issue</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/cblatts/status/1910810352847147470" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Defense of U.S. Education as an Export</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 14th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-308-runaway-tech-capital-ai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-308-runaway-tech-capital-ai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT cd3d71ff-5b4b-4fb7-9c77-54e543c70daa full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-308-runaway-tech-capital-ai 415 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/ai-labeling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">English translation</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #271</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12wiEkqvPAMB_fWvLv4C792ZCRXpHc9HRQt8gUzcA0CQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Implementation Status for China’s Regulations on AI Content Labels</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-196-chinese-reactions-to-the" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #196</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sinicapodcast.com/p/transcript-is-china-gaining-ground" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sinica Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/podcasts/chinapower/us-china-artificial-intelligence-competition-conversation-dr-jeffrey-ding" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSIS’s ChinaPower podcast</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 31st, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-306-yes-labels-for-ai-generated?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-306-yes-labels-for-ai-generated</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffbc5c4a-dd48-43c8-8de1-5ac9ffbff2b6_1080x608.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffbc5c4a-dd48-43c8-8de1-5ac9ffbff2b6_1080x608.png" alt="Caption: Evaluation results of 8 social platforms. "Check" indicates that the relevant content or function exists, and "x" indicates that there is no relevant content or function." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78a349c-047e-4560-a2bb-b3bc01f44a2e_1080x629.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78a349c-047e-4560-a2bb-b3bc01f44a2e_1080x629.png" alt="Chinese AI platform comparison chart showing service agreements and content labeling. The platforms listed include DeepSeek, Tencent Hunyuan, DouBao, Kimi AI Assistant, Naimi AI Search, Wenxiaoy, Zhipei Qingyan, and Xingye. Most have checkmarks except Xingye which has an X mark for service agreements." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 41ec2968-995d-4e7b-89f7-791e18083c3a full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-306-yes-labels-for-ai-generated 457 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-299-the-true-unicorns-1-billion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #299</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BLcQ4r3oNgMKNXTGfZ8qEaqDohqtvnBSzv7fCy8z4ZQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek has sparked a crazy rush for Nvidia H20s, but the AI inference explosion is not just about hoarding chips</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13540661241246622" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">EJIR article</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 24th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-305-computing-power-shifts?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-305-computing-power-shifts</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="Slide translation: Computing power aggregation: Drawing support from the existing computing power supplier network, integrating intelligent computing resources from various regions building distributed inference cloud services. 1000P+ computing power; 1200+ city coverage; 3900+ computing power nodes." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT d24e981d-d0a0-49bb-ad8c-aa96d9c2875f full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-305-computing-power-shifts 368 <p>Reflections on U.S. AI Strategy in Trump 2.0.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-260-why-are-so-many-young" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #260</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #262</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-275-what-does-chinas-government" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #275</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-281-what-can-chinas-special" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #281</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 17th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-304-year-7-of-chinai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-304-year-7-of-chinai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT 9c2ba6ad-1b35-4417-b9de-7ee803fe2bce full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-304-year-7-of-chinai 382 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_59G15lLFBhrp_uUPul10fUMbmONR0a9ONbmuX9Xzc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">For some Chinese chips, “no end in sight” to support the full-parameter version of DeepSeek</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/features/611297/manufacturing-workers-semiconductor-computer-chip-birth-defect" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NEBF6yUoQl_TVfI5nCstXQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China R&amp;D Funding Report 2024 (in Chinese)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/candise-lin-influencer-china-tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How Candise Lin Became the Unofficial Ambassador of Chinese Internet Culture</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/why-china-may-struggle-unlock-power-ai-2025-02-25/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why China may struggle to unlock the power of AI</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 10th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-303-can-chinese-ai-chips-even?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-303-can-chinese-ai-chips-even</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT c6549191-9e59-4613-89bd-186c9e44caec full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-303-can-chinese-ai-chips-even 469 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EaXO3Q-1sUV1XnAnaB0CoOkF4xSp1ZqQZzjhhJbmXw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Talent Report from Liepin Big Data Research Institute</a></li><li><a href="https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/zh-cn/talent-solutions/Event/july/lts-ai-report/%E9%A2%86%E8%8B%B1%E3%80%8A%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83AI%E9%A2%86%E5%9F%9F%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8D%E6%8A%A5%E5%91%8A%E3%80%8B.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">LinkedIn white paper</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/abu-dhabi-spy-sheikh-ai-c4a9d48c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The ‘Spy Sheikh’ Taking the AI World by Storm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-eu/european-policy/events/book-talk/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Book Talk at Microsoft Center Brussels</a></li><li><a href="https://www.exponentialview.co/p/making-chinese-ai-work-for-the-us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Substack Live chat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5684fb1f-1a84-4542-8fe9-2fcae9653f87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek spreads across China with Beijing’s backing</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 3rd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-302-china-ai-talent-check?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-302-china-ai-talent-check</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2287cd3-9b27-4cc1-93b8-8a35b3fdb7da_1080x608.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2287cd3-9b27-4cc1-93b8-8a35b3fdb7da_1080x608.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4388f86e-7e9e-4db4-8526-d0b57bbaa314_720x779.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4388f86e-7e9e-4db4-8526-d0b57bbaa314_720x779.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT d7d40f07-adfd-47b1-85a2-4503b6354651 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-302-china-ai-talent-check 372 <p>A SuperCLUE evaluation report.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xZH_Kb6N-kkr-KlhZy_W9XWLlC8mK5mj_Zm1KOOd6PQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek-R1 Stability on Third-party Platforms Report— 18 web-based evaluations</a></li><li><a href="https://aiproem.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Proem — Grace Shao’s substack</a></li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/qje/advance-article/doi/10.1093/qje/qjae044/7990658?login=false" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Generative AI at Work</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-300-artificial-challenged" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI issue</a></li><li><a href="https://www.centeraipolicy.org/work/us-open-source-ai-governance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">U.S. Open-Source AI Governance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tarbellfellowship.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tarbell Fellowship (center for AI journalism)</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 24th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-301-evaluating-18-third-party?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-301-evaluating-18-third-party</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cd5844b-e42c-4c71-b363-a88290b88bbc_1080x1587.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cd5844b-e42c-4c71-b363-a88290b88bbc_1080x1587.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT c79f2f93-48f8-479e-a39f-9e4ef430fa06 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-301-evaluating-18-third-party 442 <p>How long does it take to transfer to a human customer service agent?.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z3MVxnZUy44t5x-Ji2XsXJAG7kC5sKcgmpplx3bowqQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China's most humble profession is being forced out of work by Artificial Challenged Intelligence</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-144-artificial-challenged?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #144</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-165-ai-artificial-challenged?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #165</a></li><li><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/tools-and-weapons-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tools and Weapons podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/06/11/dicey-debt-collection-china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Dicey Debt Collection</a></li><li><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/90757/its-not-just-technology-what-it-means-to-be-a-global-leader-in-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">It’s Not Just Technology — What it Means to be a Global Leader in AI</a></li><li><a href="https://epc.eu/en/Publications/The-Paris-Summit-Au-Revoir-global-AI-Safety~61ea68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Paris Summit — Au Revoir, global AI Safety?</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 17th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-300-artificial-challenged?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-300-artificial-challenged</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbcfce8f-9b7c-4cfb-b53a-9d822013c464_1080x1063.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbcfce8f-9b7c-4cfb-b53a-9d822013c464_1080x1063.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febf2c951-81e4-4c8a-b574-076504b23035_1080x1356.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febf2c951-81e4-4c8a-b574-076504b23035_1080x1356.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2d5920ce-a98e-457d-a081-19cbf96dd1b0 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-300-artificial-challenged 355 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4x4QFzmdWadgr7mdj/translation-in-the-age-of-ai-don-t-look-for-unicorns?utm_campaign=post_share&amp;utm_source=link#fnyx71gu9zdx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The True Unicorns? 1 billion tokens/day Users</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~xinyuan/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">PhD in theoretical computer science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/promising-topics-for-us-china-dialogues-on-ai-safety-and-governance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Promising Topics for US–China Dialogues on AI Safety and Governance</a></li><li><a href="https://digichina.stanford.edu/work/what-do-we-know-about-chinas-new-ai-safety-institute/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">What do we know about China’s new AI safety institute?</a></li><li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/01/deepseek-and-other-chinese-firms-converge-with-western-companies-on-ai-promises?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek and Other Chinese Firms Converge with Western Companies on AI Promises</a></li><li><a href="https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article-abstract/44/2/9/12242/China-in-a-World-of-Orders-Rethinking-Compliance?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China in a World of Orders — Rethinking Compliance and Challenge in Beijing's International Relations</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 10th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-299-the-true-unicorns-1-billion?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-299-the-true-unicorns-1-billion</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11a965d3-e868-417f-9638-9ae2c2bdd642_1024x558.webp" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11a965d3-e868-417f-9638-9ae2c2bdd642_1024x558.webp" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT f1d2f5b2-324e-4fed-9569-f69b08e71f24 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-299-the-true-unicorns-1-billion 305 <p>Plus, 2025 Look-Ahead on AI Trends.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://Sour or Sweet Grapes? The U.S.'s Unstrategic Approach to the &quot;Chip War&quot;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #280</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/364384/its-practically-impossible-to-run-a-big-ai-company-ethically" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Vox</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iDdFTzo0Om0jwNsOIK04BQ4hullMAGZ5IgtJB-wW40s/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2025 Look-Ahead — What historical node are we at in AI development?</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-296-deepseek-goes-left-modelbest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #296</a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08313&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1738459155986937&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OMmlW5qrLVUFZLL79rxar" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MiniMax-01 paper</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/business/video/chinas-new-chatbot-scrambles-rush-to-build-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Jeff on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN show</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4zF9WZG9TqYBcPjHe/translation-ai-generated-fake-news-is-taking-over-my-family" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Generated Fake News is Taking Over my Family Group Chat</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/hlntnr/status/1883934228750237901" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Helen Toner’s thread of good DeepSeek takes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Creation-Lake/Rachel-Kushner/9781982116521" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 3rd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-298-mistaken-assumptions-in?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-298-mistaken-assumptions-in</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT a3e8161a-9e5c-4d08-a3a2-da33a3782147 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-298-mistaken-assumptions-in 698 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-290-around-the-horn-17th-edition?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #290</a></li><li><a href="https://talk.gitee.com/report/china-open-source-2024-annual-report.pdf?fr=wx0120&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawIDjnhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZBLANZKQ28qIGxG2Hlvf_uUmdaW03e-aBN1Kabtj1fFf2g5erHDMaGifw_aem_wleSjbB4Sv2AtuT1aTE3yQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2024 China Open Source Developers Annual Report</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cpJcWcOTxN73gFVVqDe8tA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI-generated fake news, taking over my family group</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LU8Su8IP3fHvgRefiP6j6A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI is changing the world, they are changing AI</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wjX8krPPjlzPyf1r4oSn0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">In the AI ​​era, don’t look at unicorns, daily consumers of 1 billion tokens</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1CKa5Q0sxn0cc_NQbWWOaw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Real-world test — I used AI to do a year-end summary</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/L8VOgOkE1hRs9bj4GNRVzQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Data Governance Research Report</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VDDPqy56-V_CaK-Wyqv2RA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How to build data infrastructure that stimulates 2 billion RMB in investment in five years?</a></li><li><a href="https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250124A065KM00" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Many cheered for Xiaohongshu, but they misunderstood the essence of "Chinese platforms being used overseas"</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/t8y7yMyFfs7LI33zyXRMzw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">I investigated the scam industry on the Thai-Myanmar border for 200 days</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 27th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-297-around-the-horn-18th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-297-around-the-horn-18th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 481c122c-83ef-460f-8f9a-0cda3f24a1b5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-297-around-the-horn-18th-edition 415 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x3FM01NDdXvvQTbkaJlPhyfBoBAFpE3E60tMe_ZlUH8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek goes left, ModelBest goes right</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/DrtUv-7fMh8NqdaSHHJ8uQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AItechtalk article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/12/31/media/the-ethics-of-bypassing-paywalls-websites-peak-paywall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How Bad is Bypassing Paywalls</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-199-chinas-hugging-face?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #199 profile of ModelBest</a></li><li><a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/05/the-us-army-needs-less-good-cheaper-drones-to-compete" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The US Army needs less good, cheaper drones to compete</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779497/inadvertent-expansion/#bookTabs=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Inadvertent Expansion</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 20th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-296-deepseek-goes-left-modelbest?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-296-deepseek-goes-left-modelbest</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6480a059-7887-4274-bbdb-efaf22b75cec_1080x608.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6480a059-7887-4274-bbdb-efaf22b75cec_1080x608.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 0e7a3a62-9c4b-46df-ad71-9a8bbaab040e full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-296-deepseek-goes-left-modelbest 434 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eQPwhrqyivM4bRDuVYffzphJklYJmyafnnAspbhDfLw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A cruel reality for Chinese AI chip companies</a></li><li><a href="https://warontherocks.com/2025/01/machine-failing-the-linkage-between-software-development-and-military-accidents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Machine Failing — The Linkage Between Software Development and Military Accidents</a></li><li><a href="https://tnsr.org/2024/10/machine-failing-how-systems-acquisition-and-software-development-flaws-contribute-to-military-accidents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Machine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ai-and-the-future-of-workforce-training/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI and the future of workforce training</a></li><li><a href="https://thezvi.substack.com/p/deekseek-v3-the-six-million-dollar" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepSeek v3: The Six Million Dollar Model</a></li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44206-024-00146-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Digital Sovereignty: A Descriptive Analysis and a Critical Evaluation of Existing Models</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 13th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-295-a-cruel-reality-for-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-295-a-cruel-reality-for-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20b437be-4877-479d-8991-d2bcc9410d17_685x558.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20b437be-4877-479d-8991-d2bcc9410d17_685x558.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT 345a6f3a-95e8-4b52-96db-09e2b0092aac full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-295-a-cruel-reality-for-chinese 467 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LT9hpyeYJQKLVes9V0NWOisFln8KqgM3F1gsQcZ9p3g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Has the fourth wave of scientist returnees arrived?</a></li><li><a href="https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Things we learned about LLMs in 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/latitudes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Latitudes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/china/how-a-young-chinese-nationalist-turned-her-back-on-beijing-69bea291" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How a Young Chinese Nationalist Turned Her Back on Beijing</a></li><li><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/29/the-next-great-gpt-advancing-prosperity-in-the-age-of-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Next Great GPT — Advancing Prosperity in the Age of AI</a></li><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691260341/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers?srsltid=AfmBOor_MTAng6YN8fj7G3MTcJFKJzlYQg3tkLy95phtigno3IB9TbFL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Technology and the Rise of Great Powers</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 6th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-294-a-fourth-wave-of-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-294-a-fourth-wave-of-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT b8637bcd-eb68-45ba-9af2-0dbc8ae481b1 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-294-a-fourth-wave-of-chinese 425 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10rYYDxCRgw_AYbAyxWcJfaTSsTcqe95FnOmDgJM1ba0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Transparency assessment of 15 Chinese large models</a></li><li><a href="https://crfm.stanford.edu/fmti/May-2024/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Foundation Model Transparency Index</a></li><li><a href="https://longreads.com/2024/07/11/wild-talk-a-reading-list-on-artificial-intelligence-and-interspecies-communication/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Reading List On Artificial Intelligence and Interspecies Communication</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-79863-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating together</a></li><li><a href="https://agora.eto.tech/?collections=Chinese+law+and+policy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ETO AI GOvernance and Regulatory Archive</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/pop-culture/the-ringer-in-review-best-calls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Ringer in Review</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 23rd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-293-transparency-assessment?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-293-transparency-assessment</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bc8fb2b-c7f8-4b4f-b1a4-9b9cd36f5039_800x451.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bc8fb2b-c7f8-4b4f-b1a4-9b9cd36f5039_800x451.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT d6b5336a-b4eb-430b-a07f-a65f05a4dda3 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-293-transparency-assessment 324 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KZX_klHLLXS0jYxriGP3qUqktPU5r2aN3hjPdvo266c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese Misperceptions of U.S. Technology Strategy</a></li><li><a href="https://scout.eto.tech/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ETO Scout tool</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-793/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-793.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GAO report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09636412.2021.1915583" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Logic of Strategic Assets</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14425" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Whack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export Controls</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/12/08/chinese-ai-companies-are-catching-up-despite-u-s-restrictions-chinas-ai-models/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. Restrictions</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ai-safety-and-automation-bias/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety and Automation Bias</a></li><li><a href="https://www.prcleader.org/current-issue" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China Leadership Monitor Winter 2024 Issue</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 16th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f1a0acc-0aa0-4aca-abfe-f31d933972ef_3024x4032.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f1a0acc-0aa0-4aca-abfe-f31d933972ef_3024x4032.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT 99fd3d09-c240-4e02-9280-fec380f0a5de full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral 500 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cl5laY0NGwylEvtl-3UTqAXhHP2XHxmwco5F94eCQAM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese Large Model Benchmark Evaluation October 2024 Report</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-224-comparing-chinese-large" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #224</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15MS8Qp9U-KOaoQF0R_e7lVxF3UBMyZFpC6-cohhnsD0/edit?gid=0#gid=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSET-ETO Chinese Technical Glossary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/the-us-can-win-without-compromising-ai-safety/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The US Can Win Without Compromising AI Safety</a></li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gLw9jpp61ybainydNa2kXpNs0PLiICn5/view" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Long interview with DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WYws9280KeGmHtkUQibROQ?fbclid=IwY2xjawHDfk1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTEM8tkPNvFZyI4Kmhfany41_QJgoiOyupz7So68gSySEFTawfNftLfcXA_aem_l2VmDBI436ya2OK_y1W2MA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Beijing book talk events</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 9th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-291-chinese-open-source-models?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-291-chinese-open-source-models</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38c4535c-90e3-4cb7-a841-2ee714b78f04_1600x613.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38c4535c-90e3-4cb7-a841-2ee714b78f04_1600x613.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa72ea838-9899-4143-b7a6-d962f9a55e16_942x1600.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa72ea838-9899-4143-b7a6-d962f9a55e16_942x1600.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1ab2682f-82a6-4b4d-83c9-4c4167207e38 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-291-chinese-open-source-models 410 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-283-around-the-horn-16th-edition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #283</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/b_vq94GQGfJn-fqe7GgUtg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why is Baidu the only Chinese company to make it into the first tier of a global AI company ranking?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HLlYus4pPdoP_6Ao-Ipjfw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese software must go global, but it can’t always go it alone</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xhq__CVNzm-f3PY7zW8UGA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese open source models lead foreign ones, closing in on global first-tier closed source models</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/loyek6t-tihqqZq86RZsUg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">With the emergence of visual model intelligence, the Scaling Law has not coming to an end</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZwYmqupQTiFGZI8Zsw3GHQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How did the founders of a celebrity AI company get caught up in an arbitration storm?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/roatLYqiKgGiPwyYO94dGQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety Benchmark Q3 Results Released</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #261</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/f4C654GpcXGVA692B5n07Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The U.S. Government is Losing Control of the Internet</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/rGv2r_-owZ3jIx3IPk6XfQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">StepFun (Chinese AI startup) model ranks highest among Chinese models in this “most difficult LLM evaluation benchmark”</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qKdDXfhQr1S599xAhq3abQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Renewable energy generation faces "world-scale problems", can we count on AI?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OR4BNZcRyegZTE2GDc6Q3Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elon Musk’s China Past</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 25th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-290-around-the-horn-17th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-290-around-the-horn-17th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT d12d5590-01f1-4b50-a37f-8fa05efee9c8 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-290-around-the-horn-17th-edition 433 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqhgZhsI_UH2iCYYn7f0USWhfCmKqzY0J3kq6k0J9ck/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Two of the five companies that “cultivate” the most Chinese AI entrepreneurs are foreign companies</a></li><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691254104/from-click-to-boom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">From Click to Boom — The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/16/biden-xi-jinping-ai-00190025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Biden’s final meeting with Xi Jinping reaps agreement on AI and nukes</a></li><li><a href="https://republic-journal.com/journal/the-republic-book-review-technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">From Laboratory to Hegemony?</a></li><li><a href="https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c56160d2-e9c2-48d3-8bb0-c73b35e75ac9/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">November 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://www.governance.ai/post/book-talk-technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers-with-jeffrey-ding" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">November 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin School</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 18th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-289-the-firms-that-cultivate?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-289-the-firms-that-cultivate</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F846fc522-0b90-46ac-a7b9-b7878cc0a06b_1080x1352.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F846fc522-0b90-46ac-a7b9-b7878cc0a06b_1080x1352.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT b4be055e-3246-4e00-adf9-5312a8c64adc full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-289-the-firms-that-cultivate 347 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fuoOQQMZ2I1Z6-sKOIbCPflX_XY_4U2TjfIxv71qa18/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">People at large tech companies, strategically preparing for pregnancy</a></li><li><a href="https://granta.com/products/granta-169-china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Granta 169: China</a></li><li><a href="https://granta.com/picun/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Picun</a></li><li><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/24/epic-overhaul-of-a-flawed-algorithm/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Epic’s overhaul of a flawed algorithm shows why AI oversight is a life-or-death issue</a></li><li><a href="https://aisafetychina.substack.com/p/concordia-ai-fall-2024-hiring-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Concordia AI Fall 2024 Hiring Announcement</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/e6347GJGGbm73Id_T8ZONw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Beijing Academy of AI launches LLM debate platform</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 11th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-288-the-art-of-the-strategic?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-288-the-art-of-the-strategic</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT a3f6141b-5ec6-40ba-b120-c8ab8678e434 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-288-the-art-of-the-strategic 424 <p>The Chinese AI chip firm goes public.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11yAEzCH4VEau8cM-8WglzVKLEkP3Iorz0JBv_YT4ly0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Horizon Robotics Goes Public</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-newsletter-20-the-acquisition-of-a-chinese-ai-chip-startup-reactions-from-chinese-media?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #20</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-265-the-race-to-become-chinas?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #265</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-221-nec-silicon-valley-as?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #221</a></li><li><a href="https://www.iaps.ai/research/china-aisi-counterparts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese AI Safety Institute Counterparts</a></li><li><a href="https://futureoflife.org/grant-program/us-china-ai-governance-phd-fellowship/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowships</a></li><li><a href="https://milesbrundage.substack.com/p/why-im-leaving-openai-and-what-im" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Miles Brundage — Why I’m Leaving OpenAI and What I’m Doing Next</a></li><li><a href="https://digichina.stanford.edu/work/moving-data-moving-target" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Moving Data, Moving Target</a></li><li><a href="https://mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcast-the-maven-smart-system-and-the-future-of-military-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Maven Smart System and the Future of Military AI</a></li><li><a href="https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c56160d2-e9c2-48d3-8bb0-c73b35e75ac9/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">November 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://www.governance.ai/post/book-talk-technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers-with-jeffrey-ding" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">November 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin School</a></li><li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 4th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-287-horizon-robotics-secures?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-287-horizon-robotics-secures</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT 07be523b-7677-43b5-b59d-bfb974eddc8a full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-287-horizon-robotics-secures 491 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://tnsr.org/2024/10/machine-failing-how-systems-acquisition-and-software-development-flaws-contribute-to-military-accidents/#_ftn62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents</a></li><li><a href="https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-advancing-intelligence-era-artificial-intelligence-addressing-national" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">1 hour, 2 min. mark</a></li><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691021010/the-limits-of-safety?srsltid=AfmBOoqe7-Zq0ztpEh2xJrsdawWMVhJO4TTLg1-OX_jwC7fbVzHtx4GE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Limits of Safety</a></li><li><a href="https://tnsr.org/2024/10/machine-failing-how-systems-acquisition-and-software-development-flaws-contribute-to-military-accidents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Machine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ais-600b-question/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI’s $600B Question</a></li><li><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-new-artificial-intelligentsia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The New Artificial Intelligentsia</a></li><li><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/keeping-humans-in-the-loop-on-hilke-schellmanns-the-algorithm/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">On Hilke Schellmann’s “The Algorithm”</a></li><li><a href="https://international.ucla.edu/burkle/event/16860" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">UCLA Burkle Center webinar on my book</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 21st, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-286-machine-failing-the-software?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-286-machine-failing-the-software</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0afff30a-ca04-43fc-87ec-e89a1ad35999_826x525.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0afff30a-ca04-43fc-87ec-e89a1ad35999_826x525.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff31b97a1-61b0-4078-9202-fa8061fdfff5_870x241.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff31b97a1-61b0-4078-9202-fa8061fdfff5_870x241.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f4e0927-bfba-4cb5-93e3-a3026fd3b913_1384x710.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f4e0927-bfba-4cb5-93e3-a3026fd3b913_1384x710.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT b39df5ca-e656-4023-a5c2-3fa957494de5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-286-machine-failing-the-software 395 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rZ7aXcTbbmdWySFuTJnHc2JveuLS3UUb6NISo8Ul_Ms/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Coming back from “internal injuries,” AI applications are opening up overseas</a></li><li><a href="https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2024-09/14/content_230003.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CAC solicits public opinions labeling AI-generated synthetic content&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://scout.eto.tech/?" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Scout</a></li><li><a href="https://madeinchinajournal.com/2024/10/09/soda-science-a-conversation-with-susan-greenhalgh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Soda Science - A Conversation with Susan Greenhalgh</a></li><li><a href="https://newbooksnetwork.com/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New Books Network</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 14th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-285-chinese-llms-go-global?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-285-chinese-llms-go-global</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT 16e08e97-c728-4a7b-b863-e9367627a775 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-285-chinese-llms-go-global 383 <p>Plus, detailed notes on the fifty-year effort to improve coal mine roof safety.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SqhEKdKg8MMPgS_KzKPKv8vi8pBKEzD9a5Pnq38bHjI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why is (Alibaba’s) Tongyi the most popular open-source large model</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/michael-lewis-chris-marks-the-canary-who-is-government/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Canary - Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor</a></li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42461-024-00956-w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Fifty-Year Effort to Eliminate Roof Fall Fatalities from U.S. Underground Coal Mines</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 7th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-284-alibaba-qwen25-the-worlds?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-284-alibaba-qwen25-the-worlds</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff41d8ba3-6b62-411c-8a82-0186badd0b38_1080x608.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff41d8ba3-6b62-411c-8a82-0186badd0b38_1080x608.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe1bcc81-bddd-4cd6-8a8c-5eff5f819b34_1080x750.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe1bcc81-bddd-4cd6-8a8c-5eff5f819b34_1080x750.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT 7777f917-e0e1-4c7d-ba53-dfd9d2f45c0b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-284-alibaba-qwen25-the-worlds 731 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-269-around-the-horn-15th-edition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #269</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/digi/2024-09-25/doc-incqirix0816867.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Jiangsu factory installed surveillance cameras in the men’s restroom: employees complained…the company’s response: “installed incorrectly and it has been fixed.”</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BUIV8gGvwkN-kcJN-mT-vQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Comprehensive Computing Power Index (2024)</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6AvZLtydqnnuj5G7mGQ7ng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why is (Alibaba’s) Tongyi the most popular open-source large model?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/33Ud6-uvMaQ1a7cwWDrbIQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The three year countdown: how far has it gone with the replacement with domestic databases?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/suNH2T0uA45LmVO8zbiOmA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese-language coding assistant benchmark evaluation released</a></li><li><a href="https://36kr.com/p/2905370660772741" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Coming back from "internal injuries", AI applications are opening up overseas</a></li><li><a href="https://eto.tech/blog/scout-editors-picks-volume-15/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Scout</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zyUW-2ZWghJj_5mfrHvhnA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">He was in charge of the U.S. math Olympiad team for ten years</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/h7mOSO6ZA57HznxlimJ0rA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI has almost polluted the entire Internet</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/76ULpHLtLh7rqvpInqtc_A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Major changes in China’s class structure are changing the logic of governance</a></li><li><a href="https://36kr.com/p/2926644856822656" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">If you could pick among all chip companies, which one pays the highest salary?</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 30th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-283-around-the-horn-16th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-283-around-the-horn-16th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT 55a0a993-1e57-47c0-8b43-b37bdfb4ad6e full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-283-around-the-horn-16th-edition 460 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VABjCAoC7ptWtvm43R6iqhomxyLXTIJBlrqbhGSuGv8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Their AI lovers cheated on them</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/michael-lewis-chris-marks-the-canary-who-is-government/?src=longreads" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Canary - Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor</a></li><li><a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/09/19/chinas-ai-firms-are-cleverly-innovating-around-chip-bans" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s AI firms are cleverly innovating around chip bans</a></li><li><a href="https://restofworld.org/2024/when-china-blocked-ai-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">New data reveals exactly when the Chinese government blocked ChatGPT and other AI sites</a></li><li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3278541/china-require-labels-ai-generated-content-tech-brings-fresh-challenges" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China to require labels for AI-generated content as tech brings fresh challenges</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 23rd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-282-their-ai-lovers-cheated?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-282-their-ai-lovers-cheated</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT 884f25fa-8536-4af9-83d1-35e397af5292 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-282-their-ai-lovers-cheated 457 <p>Plus, a detailed probe into China's new national system [新型举国体制].</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hSXOneovMZFx83hF80NYkh-QAc8nMf7oWmB-nJHYiM4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A New-Style Whole-of-Nation Approach to High-end Machine Tools</a></li><li><a href="https://merics.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/Made%20in%20China%202025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Made in China 2025 Key Area Technology Roadmap</a></li><li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/08/china-artificial-intelligence-ai-safety-regulation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Views on AI Safety are Changing — Quickly</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/P4gfJuB3DbhCLE7H6SBYyA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Dilemma of Intelligent Computing Centers (Chinese)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58416952-the-will-of-the-many" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Will of the Many</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 16th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-281-what-can-chinas-special?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-281-what-can-chinas-special</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT f16d36cf-8f05-4622-a27a-498657e472e6 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-281-what-can-chinas-special 401 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://read.gov/aesop/005.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-10-13/pdf/2022-21658.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">October 2022 controls</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-international-security/article/engines-of-power-electricity-ai-and-generalpurpose-military-transformations/7999C41177B0C2A7084BD3C1EAC0E219" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI will likely affect military power</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/event/book-talk-technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSET book talk on</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/a-growing-yard-the-biden-administrations-china-export-controls-are-ensnaring-cpus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A Growing Yard: The Biden Administration’s China Export Controls Are Ensnaring CPUs</a></li><li><a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/jobs/6198874" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Frontier safety &amp; governance post at DeepMind</a></li><li><a href="https://jamestown.org/program/survey-how-do-elite-chinese-students-feel-about-the-risks-of-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Survey of Chinese Students on AI Risks</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 9th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-280-sour-or-sweet-grapes-the?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-280-sour-or-sweet-grapes-the</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT 43f9215c-8b77-453b-934f-de7a094ecf2e full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-280-sour-or-sweet-grapes-the 530 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Technology-Rise-Great-Powers-International/dp/0691260346/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Technology and the Rise of Great Powers</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ixmESexiNC7vw0UPmheTQBoZF1w2X1mEjFpN4871X94/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A reporter tests Chinese LLMs on how they can help with her job</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55903-y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Nature</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-277-the-encyclopedia-of-living" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #277</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers-tickets-966467639727?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Book launch event</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fpri.org/event/2024/how-do-technological-revolutions-affect-the-rise-and-fall-of-great-powers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Book talk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/us-china-ai-governance-dialogue-limits-and-potential-by-karman-lucero-2024-08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Managing the Sino-American AI Race</a></li><li><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/interoperability-in-ai-governance-a-work-in-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Interoperability in AI Governance: A Work in Progress</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/the-use-of-trade-remedies-against-china-data-since-wto-entry-shows-frequent-steady-usage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Use of Trade Remedies Against China</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 26th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-279-a-reporter-tests-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-279-a-reporter-tests-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe981665a-03f4-47c8-bfb0-27bf7a857cd6_1329x947.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe981665a-03f4-47c8-bfb0-27bf7a857cd6_1329x947.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F869709c6-d6f6-461d-ac36-f267e7d70651_1080x510.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F869709c6-d6f6-461d-ac36-f267e7d70651_1080x510.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cf9462b-852d-4927-9dd4-a8c5238f38f8_1830x691.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cf9462b-852d-4927-9dd4-a8c5238f38f8_1830x691.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT 95e61ead-6918-4e66-9f77-777e0d458104 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-279-a-reporter-tests-chinese 468 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/isq/article-abstract/68/2/sqae013/7629811" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">International Studies Quarterly</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/books/top-selling-books-of-1988-spy-novel-and-physics.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">221,000 copies in print</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 19th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-278-technology-and-the-rise?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-278-technology-and-the-rise</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9134ad79-6fe0-4e48-a616-9680e8dc6466_885x674.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9134ad79-6fe0-4e48-a616-9680e8dc6466_885x674.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT a53daaee-6379-44d7-b141-9a055c63d958 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-278-technology-and-the-rise 336 <p>A profile of Xiaohongshu as a different kind of search engine.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bQYDOVWKYCJ_mZDzNspb8KW_nCkLg4h1QDub8POus4s/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How many times do you search Xiaohongshu every day?</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.hootsuite.com/instagram-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">36 percent of people</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers-tickets-966467639727" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">My book launch event at Elliott School of International Affairs</a></li><li><a href="https://itif.org/publications/2024/08/05/general-purpose-technologies-rise-great-nations-with-jeffrey-ding/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Innovation Files podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/07/09/planet-tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Planet TikTok</a></li><li><a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-real-economic-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Real Economic Crisis</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 12th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-277-the-encyclopedia-of-living?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-277-the-encyclopedia-of-living</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5aeb72ec-dcee-4410-89b5-c9c32896c1e3_1691x1125.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5aeb72ec-dcee-4410-89b5-c9c32896c1e3_1691x1125.jpeg" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT 250e9069-d037-4804-95ea-71146306eb15 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-277-the-encyclopedia-of-living 509 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-267-caict-as-key-ai-governance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #267</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angshaoheng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Shao Heng</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #271</a></li><li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/02/tracing-the-roots-of-chinas-ai-regulations?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tracing the Roots of China’s AI Regulations</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yPzdneKpbQjQYrb1pauyIg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety Benchmark</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #261</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SLW-IcyAahAftqPgqB2hPg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The assessments include a score for precision and recall rate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/07/workplace-ai-china" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Workplace AI in China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/technology/china-ai-microchips.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">With Smugglers and Front Companies, China is Skirting American AI Bans</a></li><li><a href="https://thebulletin.org/2024/03/hypersonic-weapons-are-mediocre-its-time-to-stop-wasting-money-on-them/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cameron Tracy’s work</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/2025-horizon-fellowship-cohort-applications/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2025 Horizon fellowship</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 5th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-276-caicts-7th-batch-of-ai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-276-caicts-7th-batch-of-ai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c5d82-90fe-42a2-973c-605e96ddea23_1051x614.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c5d82-90fe-42a2-973c-605e96ddea23_1051x614.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2f7d0e0-6462-4217-87ef-195b97acd065_468x535.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2f7d0e0-6462-4217-87ef-195b97acd065_468x535.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT 5956a44c-28da-4144-9d9c-418864345b0c full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-276-caicts-7th-batch-of-ai 552 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691260341/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Technology and the Rise of Great Powers</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Of6I2VsOJBNwfaovGlvXzMofjQ8Ux0vetvfDyFJpZ98/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Who took all the bidding orders for large models?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.uschina.org/sites/default/files/uscbc_government_procurement_report_2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">US-China Business Council report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/M6PE9UKV2VX6SCVFEW4K/full?target=10.1080/00396338.2024.2380209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Book review of Technology and the Rise of Great Powers in</a></li><li><a href="https://www.secrss.com/articles/68374" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cloud Computing White Paper (2024)</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/caict-china-government-llm-report-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Practice and Prospects for the Application of Large Models in the Government Domain</a></li><li><a href="https://pod.link/1706868250" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Podcast narrations of ChinAI newsletter</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 29th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-275-what-does-chinas-government?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-275-what-does-chinas-government</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd22a60e9-b70c-4e6f-964c-73a8c02c2f0e_468x644.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd22a60e9-b70c-4e6f-964c-73a8c02c2f0e_468x644.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 76658a5b-1628-40bb-af4f-6952a10a15c8 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-275-what-does-chinas-government 458 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691260341/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Technology and the Rise of Great Powers</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fao1rNtjcf4NwpeglJEZphZ7PcCOaSOet0hIecZ40ro/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">After a 20 billion (RMB) valuation, who can China's large model companies still get money from?</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-264-superclue-april-2024-report?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #264</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-257-can-chinese-companies?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #257</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-199-chinas-hugging-face?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #199</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/promise-and-pitfalls-of-government-guidance-funds-in-china/9211F2954E797A29E82B540DA6D9A714" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Promise and Pitfalls of Government Guidance Funds in China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/the-insights-2024-attitudes-toward-ai-report-reveals-researchers-and-clinicians-believe-in-ai-potential-but-demand-transparency-in-order-to-trust-tools" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elsevier’s Insights 2024 Attitudes toward AI Report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/features/2024/7/17/24199578/twisters-movie-tornado-science" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Why We Remain Fascinated With Twisters</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 22nd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-274-after-raising-3-billion?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-274-after-raising-3-billion</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 4141b43b-2e80-4288-aaac-e817b180c296 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-274-after-raising-3-billion 537 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12sCFwZ0ZqeBhahezucflE9XC7smiRk2KWH2hm6RQLkM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">An Ethnic Chinese History of Computer Vision</a></li><li><a href="https://merics.org/en/report/ai-entanglements-balancing-risks-and-rewards-european-chinese-collaboration" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI entanglements - Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration</a></li><li><a href="https://eto.tech/dataset-docs/private-sector-ai-indicators/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Private-Sector AI Indicators dataset</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/podcasts/the-daily/the-era-of-killer-robots-is-here.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Era of Killer Robots is Here</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/2024-summer-webinar-series-on-careers-in-emerging-technology-policy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Summer Webinar Series on U.S. emerging tech policy careers</a></li><li><a href="https://horizonpublicservice.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Horizon Institute for Public Service</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 15th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-273-an-ethnic-chinese-history?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-273-an-ethnic-chinese-history</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd88ce93f-6b2e-4e4d-bc40-99291cf252e6_805x614.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd88ce93f-6b2e-4e4d-bc40-99291cf252e6_805x614.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT cc02f244-6424-4571-8b09-3223b82f97c5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-273-an-ethnic-chinese-history 384 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12sCFwZ0ZqeBhahezucflE9XC7smiRk2KWH2hm6RQLkM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">An Ethnic Chinese History of Computer Vision</a></li><li><a href="https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/23/ten-chinese-autonomous-driving-companies-to-watch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Jianxiong Xiao</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-232-a-history-of-large-models" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Wudaokou Origins of China’s Large Models (ChinAI #232)</a></li><li><a href="https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china-briefs/do-chinas-venture-capital-and-private-equity-firms-welcome-state-investment" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Do China’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms Welcome State Investment?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/business/china-hate-speech-xenophobia.html?smid=tw-share" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media Teaching Real-World Hate?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.unitxbook.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Unit X - How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 8th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-272-long-quan-and-the-early?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-272-long-quan-and-the-early</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F280b6776-7d2b-4d47-9b73-97e48dac62f2_1080x1335.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F280b6776-7d2b-4d47-9b73-97e48dac62f2_1080x1335.png" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT de1ecc83-6ae6-42a5-9788-b325448c10b8 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-272-long-quan-and-the-early 483 <p>Saad Siddiqui and Shao Heng track the evolution of the TC260 standard on genAI security requirements.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RAyh7zB9Ovg8RMtAx0CKQ4sRGK5FmW5N/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=118073545406746884799&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Changelog for TC260 standard — GenAI Security Requirements</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-siddiqui-02b4a7144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Saad Siddiqui</a></li><li><a href="https://idais.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">International Dialogues on AI Safety</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #262</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angshaoheng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Ang Shao Heng</a></li><li><a href="https://www.geopolitechs.org/p/whats-in-chinas-new-national-standard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Geopolitechs newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://gaodawei.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/2024-npc-lecture-ai-and-china-history-prospects-challenges-strategies-and-legislation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">2024 NPC Lecture: AI and China — History, Prospects, Challenges, Strategies and Legislation</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19524" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Risk Management Should Incorporate Both Safety and Security</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/chinas-military-ai-roadblocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Military AI Roadblocks — PRC Perspectives on Technological Challenges to Intelligentized Warfare</a></li><li><a href="https://restofworld.org/2024/microsoft-bing-chinese-censorship/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Microsoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 1st, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1ccabdb7-d1cf-4647-a4c5-b26c40902099 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-271-key-chinese-ai-standard 615 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBXR-rpvSkJSWxlFbtN9rizKTBOcAKm2y-qjkkRkk9I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Intelligence Revolution or "Scale" Revolution?</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/CNguyenEc/status/1801884136853938545" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Thread on Pentagon’s anti-vax campaign to undermine China’s Sinovac in the Philippines</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/09/teachers-pet-iflytek-ai-edtech-education-technology/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Teacher’s Pet</a></li><li><a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2024/06/13/a-price-war-breaks-out-among-chinas-ai-model-builders" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A price war breaks out among China’s AI-model builders</a></li><li><a href="https://www.governance.ai/opportunities" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GovAI Job Opportunities</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 17th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-270-intelligence-revolution?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-270-intelligence-revolution</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:30:31 GMT 1abecbac-3ce6-4dc1-8f09-d602c2a59e5b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-270-intelligence-revolution 478 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-256-around-the-horn-14th-edition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #256</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bAARdg8UGrVbNuJ16I9HYg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">What is the “mother tongue” of LLMs?</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dUfF2TfYKrR3ZTn-nhpH-w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The first anonymous Chinese large model arena ranking is released</a></li><li><a href="https://www.163.com/dy/article/J41F7I9P05118HA4.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Counting down the life and death of a star autonomous driving company</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1o7IdHLdxbgwz-0BnyqAIQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Latest developments in the “Stanford AI team plagiarizes China’s open source model” case</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-199-chinas-hugging-face" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #199</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1fL2S-2-H9BIIEUm6XVakg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China plans to introduce data property rights system</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gPzP9oli3Yf0kZxdbU8WbA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">After the (LLM) price war, Zhipu AI has come to the next stop — commercialization</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/a4Ev-Ig_IwMW9aSueKZgvQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Beijing Cultural Review’s “AI: More than just a Technological Revolution” Issue</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/EvUL6wML2vTv6yj7GmTVJA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">This AI product has over 100 million users, ranking first in monthly active users…and some people secretly use it to make money</a></li><li><a href="https://36kr.com/p/2791966440981376" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How can voice actors whose voices have been stolen by AI keep their jobs?</a></li><li><a href="https://scout.eto.tech/?" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ETO Scout tool</a></li><li><a href="https://www.secrss.com/articles/66449" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">National Data Resource Survey Report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.csis.org/podcasts/pekingology/disaggregating-china-inc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pekingology podcast episode</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2024/6/7/24171741/hit-man-netflix-movie-richard-linklater-filmography-dark-side" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Adam Nayman’s review</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 10th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-269-around-the-horn-15th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-269-around-the-horn-15th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:00:16 GMT 7abfb869-0bc0-40b1-b271-016b8bf53b16 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-269-around-the-horn-15th-edition 502 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://AWS China, you should lower your prices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AWS China, you should lower your prices</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O_SBq4TYmqfuT7i8V3eT8zZlEs6dVscSgxZZI6Ueznk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AWS China, you should lower your prices</a></li><li><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/05/27/goldfish-memories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Goldfish Memories</a></li><li><a href="https://importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-374-chinas-military-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Import AI 374 - China's military AI dataset; platonic AI; brainlike convnets</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12167v1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open-Source Assessments of AI Capabilities: The Proliferation of AI Analysis Tools, Replicating Competitor Models, and the Zhousidun Dataset</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 3rd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-268-aws-china-not-on-cloud?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-268-aws-china-not-on-cloud</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:30:18 GMT 6aac73b2-21ac-4524-afc5-18b065f8c3f5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-268-aws-china-not-on-cloud 506 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #261</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740624X20303270?casa_token=kjEm5lM7oGIAAAAA:vsZ0Yn_C6Sr5IltujVC6-IZ1xmmFaDBlUn1d46yDTyK_ve_1fealJ-m9IIOYc08idY43AJN1yg#fn0020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">797 million monthly active followers</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-92-chinas-lockheed-martin" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #92</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WAg1X3FtfshCti5sZcG-YA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">May 19, 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-scientific-report-on-the-safety-of-advanced-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 27th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-267-caict-as-key-ai-governance?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-267-caict-as-key-ai-governance</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:34 GMT fdca6a87-9241-4c78-8eb9-f41bf11419eb full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-267-caict-as-key-ai-governance 294 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hsqDcniwxT0j-QLN1k7q_hqd_8vvphA9oOxX9dMqe1A/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">An Ordinary Beijinger’s Thoughts on Interacting with AI</a></li><li><a href="https://concordia-ai.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/State-of-AI-Safety-in-China-Spring-2024-Report-public.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The State of AI Safety in China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/18/how-china-is-using-ai-news-anchors-to-deliver-its-propaganda#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20pro%2DChina%20bot,role%20at%20an%20international%20summit." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/newsletter/may-16-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSET’s policy.ai newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5cf306ad-3a39-4357-b7b3-1d2644bb13a7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s aging tech workers hit by ‘curse of 35’</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 20th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-266-an-ordinary-beijingers?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-266-an-ordinary-beijingers</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 20 May 2024 11:30:35 GMT aecebc5b-8f86-4031-a103-9cec544e29e0 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-266-an-ordinary-beijingers 353 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mnTG3Clwm86kDvlbOheTX2GAmHfAIvnbNJYRdmcxO2g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Horizon Robotics vs Black Sesame</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-220-nec-silicon-valley-the?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">NEC Silicon Valley - the Lab that Dragged Chinese Companies into the AI Era (ChinAI #220)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/latitudes/2024-05-08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">5 colleges lose Chinese flagship programs because of Defense Dept. cuts</a></li><li><a href="http://shorturl.at/dwMQ1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">State of AI Safety in China (Concordia AI Spring 2024 Report Launch Event)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/4/24144763/ai-chatbot-friends-character-teens" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Teens Making Friends with AI Chatbots</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 13th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-265-the-race-to-become-chinas?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-265-the-race-to-become-chinas</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 13 May 2024 11:30:56 GMT f0f6ddd7-3328-414c-8f8a-cb2f4e6a3414 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-265-the-race-to-become-chinas 395 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047517/the-chinese-computer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age</a></li><li><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/chinas-leap-into-the-information-age-9780198295372" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Leap into the Information Age</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13540661241246622" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Keep your enemies safer: technical cooperation and transferring nuclear safety and security technologies</a></li><li><a href="https://theasymmetric.substack.com/p/china-bets-on-industrial-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China bets on industrial AI</a></li><li><a href="https://madeinchinajournal.com/2024/04/23/troubling-the-water/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Troubling the Water</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Cloud Under the Sea</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 29th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-263-a-history-of-the-chinese?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-263-a-history-of-the-chinese</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:31:01 GMT f9e0871b-2bcf-442c-a8ba-e1b97b700021 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-263-a-history-of-the-chinese 597 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GO3Vi1CN5DJ0vZaaXRMKVjgC84L7nmmbJaQy5jWguIQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CASS Draft AI Law v1.0-to-1.1-to-2.0</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-siddiqui-02b4a7144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Saad Siddiqui</a></li><li><a href="https://digichina.stanford.edu/work/translation-artificial-intelligence-law-model-law-v-1-0-expert-suggestion-draft-aug-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DigiChina covered this</a></li><li><a href="https://iiep.gwu.edu/2024/02/23/24827/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">16th Annual GW China Conference</a></li><li><a href="https://merics.org/en/comment/china-keeps-generative-ai-simmer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China keeps generative AI on simmer</a></li><li><a href="https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Global AI Talent Tracker 2.0</a></li><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/660e95991cf0293c2463bcc8/t/661a3fc3cecceb2b8ffce80d/1712996303164/FHI+Final+Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Future of Humanity Institute 2005-2024: Final Report</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 22nd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:31:01 GMT 21a8f082-37ee-4864-a0f8-c47e5b169846 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-262-expert-draft-ai-law-changelog 469 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpcydZ6Wv1EwTiS2d9L6j-S5thaeQuziRrOQ0HAiCdk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Authoritative large model AI Safety Benchmark first round results officially released</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-246-the-state-of-large-model" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #246</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mattsheehan88/status/1778851441861411283" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Matt Sheehan</a></li><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/chinas-artificial-intelligence-industry-alliance/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSET primer</a></li><li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691260341/technology-and-the-rise-of-great-powers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">First Chapter of</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/richardson_aris/status/1776332146476556669" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Thread comparing China’s GenAI model registration data w/ algorithm registry</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mycaijing.com/article/detail/518801?source_id=40" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Caijing investigative report</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 15th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:31:06 GMT c85f2071-58a0-4e93-b361-0bf877c3b8ce full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts 463 <p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JUVAzNN8hQuS6z9Wv7oQAQRDtjStv67w8YDzBWdqyNA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A guide to online anonymity, from countless momos</a></li><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4708676" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Promise and Perils of China's Regulation of Artificial Intelligence</a></li><li><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/high-wire-9780197682258?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Saad97Siddiqui/status/1771947154229080066" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Differences in TC260 standards on GenAI security requirements</a></li><li><a href="https://interpret.csis.org/chinese-assessments-of-ai-risks-and-mitigation-strategies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chinese Assessments of AI: Risks and Mitigation Strategies</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:chinainewsletter@gmail.com">chinainewsletter@gmail.com</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 8th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-260-why-are-so-many-young?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-260-why-are-so-many-young</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:01:00 GMT 93b52ef3-55ef-4afb-aa3c-3d3c33dbcd49 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-260-why-are-so-many-young 491 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> ChinAI is now six years old, which means it should be beginning to speak in simple but complete sentences, tell time, and develop a sense of humor, but let's not put too much pressure on it to hit these milestones. After all, all newsletters develop at their own pace.</p><p> …***Thanks folks for getting the paid subscriptions back up a bit in the past few weeks; if you you’ve valued the output from year six, please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.</p><p><strong> The Rise and Fall of Technological Leadership: General-Purpose Technology Diffusion and Economic Power Transitions</strong></p><p> How do technological revolutions produce economic power transitions? Last week, I tackled this [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 25th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-259-year-6-of-chinai-the-rise?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-259-year-6-of-chinai-the-rise</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:30:42 GMT 879f9ce6-8169-44c9-b3aa-b3a24d34be77 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-259-year-6-of-chinai-the-rise 501 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> translation is an art of disappointment</p><p> …***We’ve hit a bit of a lull in paid subscriptions lately, so please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Did AI kill the translator?</strong></p><p> Context: This FT Chinese op-ed (link to original Chinese), authored by a translator who draws on her experience doing English-to-Chinese translation work, provides some fascinating insights into the future of translation in the AI age.</p><p> Key Passages: To jump straight in, I like how she illustrated the differences between ChatGPT and Google Translate for translators.</p><ul> <li> <p> When it comes to content that is complex or has subtle connotations, AI translation will still be incoherent or [...]</p></li></ul> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 18th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-258-is-translation-already?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-258-is-translation-already</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:01:02 GMT 72d29e14-cb4f-4e09-8643-2983a8777af4 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-258-is-translation-already 435 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> March is mad</p><p> …***We’ve hit a bit of a lull in paid subscriptions lately, so please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Can Chinese companies make Sora? This Tsinghua large model team gives hope</strong></p><p> Context: Thanks for exercising your right to vote. In a close contest, the #6 option (link to original jiqizhixin article) won out: How are Chinese companies trying to keep up with Sora? This week we zoom in on Shengshu-AI (生数科技), a Beijing-based generative AI startup that has raised 14 million USD and boasts Jun Zhu (Tsinghua professor who co-directors Tsinghua's AI lab) as chief scientist. There are hopes and expectations that Shengshu [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 11th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-257-can-chinese-companies?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-257-can-chinese-companies</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:00:40 GMT 66d3138b-f79f-43f7-94e1-ba1f3c70414f full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-257-can-chinese-companies 426 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> the daikon radish cravings are in full swing</p><p> …***We’ve hit a bit of a lull in paid subscriptions lately, so please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here.</p><p><strong> Around the Horn (14th edition)</strong></p><p> It's been a minute since our last Around the Horn issue (ChinAI #245). For new subscribers, here's a quick refresher:</p><ul> <li> <p> I give short previews of ten articles that could be ChinAI feature translation (all published within the past week or so, with some exceptions). The title for each preview links to the original article in Chinese.</p></li><li> <p> Readers pick next week's feature translation by replying to the email and/or commenting on the post with [...]</p></li></ul> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 4th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-256-around-the-horn-14th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-256-around-the-horn-14th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:30:53 GMT 02e78695-d8ff-4709-a050-bc7b116425b4 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-256-around-the-horn-14th-edition 490 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> policy is policy and businesses is business [政策是政策，生意是生意]</p><p> …***We’ve hit a bit of a lull in paid subscriptions lately, so please consider subscribing here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors). As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. </p><p><strong> Feature Translation: After the Aug 2022/Oct 2023 controls, how are Chinese companies getting high-end AI chips</strong></p><p> Context: It's October 20, 2023, and the hottest betting action in Hong Kong (just 60km from the world's top gambling hub in Macau) is on who will get the 300 newly arrived 8-card A100 servers. Total value: 800 million RMB. This is three days after the U.S. extended the scope of export controls on chips to include close substitutes for the NVIDIA A100 (which [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 26th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-255-panic-buying-speculative?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-255-panic-buying-speculative</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:30:33 GMT 0d7cbed5-bc7a-4546-91b3-18edc14b224c full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-255-panic-buying-speculative 628 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> I’m devouring Patrick Keefe's Say Nothing</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Large Model Security and Ethics Research Report 2024</strong></p><p> Context: The past two weeks, we’ve been covering a 76-pg. research report authored by Tencent Research Institute (TRI), Tencent Zhuque lab, Tencent Hunyuan model team, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, and Zhejiang University State Key Lab of Blockchain and Data Security. First, we’ll finish up the chapter on best practices for large model security, which features examples of what Tencent is doing in practice to protect its Hunyuan large language model. Then, we’ll look at how these researchers are thinking about value alignment in large [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 12th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:30:38 GMT 8f0b8067-04ab-49ee-b3c1-34316f84df94 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute 346 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> blue-teaming is red-teaming</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Large Model Safety and Ethics Research Report 2024</strong></p><p> Context: At a special forum on January 24, Tencent released a 76-pg. research report on large model security and ethics. In a summary of the report (link to original Chinese), Tencent Research Institute (TRI) directly links value alignment/responsible AI to accelerated innovation in large language models (LLMs). The report consists of five chapters: 1) LLM development trends, 2) opportunities and challenges in LLM security, 3) LLM security frameworks, 4) best practices for large model security, and 5) large model value alignment progress and trends. In the next few [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> February 5th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-253-tencent-research-institute?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-253-tencent-research-institute</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:00:21 GMT c65a859c-578e-484f-bbed-6021a867f9a6 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-253-tencent-research-institute 481 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> DC had the hottest January temperature ever (80 degrees!)</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Top 10 Events in China's Internet Governance in 2023</strong></p><p> Context: Last year, one of my favorite round-ups was Caijing Elaw's year-end recap of ten key events in China's internet governance. </p><p> Now that another year is in the books, let's run it back with their top ten events of internet governance in China from 2023 (link to original Chinese). What I really like about Caijing Elaw's approach to these lists is the commentary from subject-matter experts that follow each event.</p><p> The ten events, in chronological order:</p><ol> <li> <p> National Data [...]</p></li></ol> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 29th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-252-the-top-10-events-of-internet?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-252-the-top-10-events-of-internet</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:30:14 GMT 530e0f78-42fa-4f93-873b-d58669282b00 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-252-the-top-10-events-of-internet 330 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> I’m enjoying Wong Kar-wai's foray into C-drama land with Blossoms </p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: How Many Chips Does China Import?</strong></p><p> Context: Earlier this month, China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) released 2023 figures on imports and exports of integrated circuits. One anomaly from the data: For the first time since GAC started tracking these figures in 2005, China's chip imports dropped in two consecutive years. What gives? This week's analysis (link to original Chinese) by Semiinsights[半导体行业观察] examines changing trends in China's chip industry. </p><p> Key Takeaways: We start by looking back at the past ten years. From 2014 to 2021, China's chip [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 22nd, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-251-a-surprise-in-the-data?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-251-a-surprise-in-the-data</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:30:18 GMT dbd66de6-0f3b-4d2b-ac2e-0c452c2c1927 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-251-a-surprise-in-the-data 325 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> Caitlin Clark is appointment viewing</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: Large Models, Please Respond to 2023</strong></p><p> Context: If you had to sum up China's 2023 in one word, what would it be? What were the hottest Internet events of 2023? What should recent college grads do next? Should I buy a house? These are some of the questions Tingting Cao, for Meiri Renwu [每日人物], asked six large language models — ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and four Chinese LLMs ((link to original Chinese). Their responses give some insights into differences among the models as well as a slice-of-life perspective on the hot topics of China's 2023.</p><p> [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 15th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-250-llms-summarize-chinas?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-250-llms-summarize-chinas</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:00:33 GMT 9845d1cf-2a1a-4ba9-9c54-331c6b177242 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-250-llms-summarize-chinas 361 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> making jambalaya with shrimp shells was the move</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: The dilemma of high idling rates in China's computing center rush</strong></p><p> Context: Accompanying the explosion of interest around large models in China this past year, there has also been a surge in the construction of intelligent computing centers (more than 30 Chinese cities are currently building or planning to build such centers). Yet, an AItechtalk [AI科技评论] report identifies a major but neglected issue with this rush: computing centers remaining idle or even shutting down due to irresponsible investments and insufficient demand. </p><p> We’re starting 2024 off with a banger. Let's get [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 8th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-249-chinas-idle-ai-computing?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-249-chinas-idle-ai-computing</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:30:51 GMT 9a8958cb-461e-4a45-808d-049f0a1e93f0 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-249-chinas-idle-ai-computing 424 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> losers are always in the wrong [成王败寇]</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: XiaoIce Peerless (part 2)</strong></p><p> Context: Last week, our deep history on Xiaoice, China's most popular chatbot, ended with a cliffhanger: how will it survive in a ChatGPT world of large language models? Let's find out by translating the second half of Caixian Chen and Zibo Dong's excellent piece on Xiaoice, published in AItechtalk[AI科技评论], a portal under Leiphone.</p><p> Key Takeaways: In July 2020, shortly after OpenAI releases GPT-3, Microsoft spins off Xiaoice as an independent company. Li Di, who incubated Xiaoice while he was at Microsoft's Bing division, will be the CEO. It's [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 18th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-248-xiaoice-where-do-we-go?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-248-xiaoice-where-do-we-go</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:30:53 GMT 1cd24065-b16c-43a6-895a-225e27291463 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-248-xiaoice-where-do-we-go 388 <p> Greetings from a world where…</p><p> newborn calves are not afraid of tigers [初生牛犊不怕虎]</p><p> …As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong> Feature Translation: XiaoIce Peerless</strong></p><p> Context: For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to learn more about XiaoIce, the chatbot with 10 million active users in China. Back in August 2021, The Washington Post reported: </p><p> Xiaoice has grown so popular that she performs 14 human lifetimes’ worth of interactions each day, said Li Di, CEO of Xiaoice, which Microsoft spun off in 2020. She's busiest from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., when users unload their day's experiences or grow emotional. Xiaoice has 10 million active users in China.</p><p> How did XiaoIce get [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 11th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-247-xiaoice-as-a-strange-species?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-247-xiaoice-as-a-strange-species</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:00:14 GMT a865d036-1f72-4ddf-ad45-6219933a840e full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-247-xiaoice-as-a-strange-species 394 <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>Christmas markets in Berlin are just around the corner</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: Blue Paper Report on Large Model Governance (2023): From Rules to Practice</strong></p><p>Context: Thanks for voting for your favorite picks from last week's Around the Horn issue (ChinAI #245). At this point, I should no longer be surprised when ChinAI readers pick the most technical and “boring” (at least, from a fast-news perspective) option. Still, it's pretty cool that what won out was this blue paper report on the implementation details of China's large language model governance, a joint publication (link to original) by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and the [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 4th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-246-the-state-of-large-model?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-246-the-state-of-large-model</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:01:04 GMT 529fca37-6c8c-4c87-aac7-043800257cee full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-246-the-state-of-large-model 446 <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>ham balls and potato oles reign supreme</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Around the Horn (12th edition)</strong></p><p>It has been too long since the last Around the Horn issue (ChinAI #239), but my initial scan through WeChat surfaced so many cool articles, so let's do another round. For ChinAI newbies, here's how it works:</p><ul><li><p>I give short previews of ten articles related to ChinAI (all published within the past week or so). The title for each preview links to the original article in Chinese.</p></li><li><p>Readers choose next week's feature translation by replying to the email and/or commenting on the post with the number of their favorite article. *I give a little added weight [...]</p></li></ul> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 27th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-245-around-the-horn-13th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-245-around-the-horn-13th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:30:24 GMT e6c76f7d-6696-445f-ab68-1df4355ea98f full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-245-around-the-horn-13th-edition 534 <p>Subtitle: Examining factors behind China's low localization rates in automotive chips.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>I’m very jealous of my grandma going to eat crab at Yangcheng Lake</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: The localization rate of automotive chips is still less than 10%. How can Chinese automotive chips take opportunities to overtake?</strong></p><p>Context: I used the Emerging Technology Observatory's Scout tool again to scout out this week's feature translation, from Caijing's transportation industry portal (link to original article). Here's Scout's summary: </p><p>Driven by the growth in demand for new energy vehicles, China's automotive chip sector is also undergoing rapid development. Nearly 300 companies are developing a range of chip products in areas [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 20th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-244-can-chinese-automotive?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-244-can-chinese-automotive</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:14 GMT 6d5ad73b-cb56-4407-ac81-73c486e5cf89 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-244-can-chinese-automotive 431 <p>Subtitle: A prompt engineering-based game goes viral in China.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>the Iowa Hawkeyes have mercifully announced that Brian Ferentz will not return as offensive coordinator, so we are retiring the “March to Mediocrity” tracker (see, kids, this is what happens when you speak up for what you believe in)</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: LLM Riddles</strong></p><p>Context: Some weeks, putting together a ChinAI issue feels like work; other times, it feels a lot more like play. This week's issue definitely falls in the latter category. In fact, the feature translation (link to original QbitAI article) covers a viral game involving large language model (LLM) riddles, which quickly captured the attention [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> November 13th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-243-llm-riddles-how-many-can?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-243-llm-riddles-how-many-can</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:30:16 GMT 50a7511a-19f2-4317-95d7-33a813cf4488 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-243-llm-riddles-how-many-can 371 <p>Subtitle: JHU in the 1990s to large language models in the 2020s.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>sisig is now my favorite food (Hawks had a bye week)</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: The Road to Speech AI (part 2)</strong></p><p>Context: Last week, we began reading about Johns Hopkins University's Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP), and some of the Chinese AI researchers connected to the center. We heard stories about Peng Xu, who got his PhD at CLSP, worked at Google, and now works on large language models as a VP of Ant Group (Alibaba affiliate). We learned about Zhifei Li, who graduated from CLSP five years after Peng Xu, made important [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 30th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-242-the-long-road-to-speech?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-242-the-long-road-to-speech</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT b954d8fc-b009-481f-b05f-971fa50adc5d full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-242-the-long-road-to-speech 534 <p>Subtitle: A history of Chinese AI researchers at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Language and Speech Processing.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense's march to mediocrity. Did you hear about that time we gained 2 total yards in the second half? Yeah, that happened this week</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: The Road to Speech AI</strong></p><p>Context: We’ve now transitioned from the “another issue, another white paper” phase of ChinAI into the “another issue, another deep history” phase. Thanks to Zachary Arnold for sharing this longform Leiphone article (link to original Chinese), recommended by the [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 23rd, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-241-the-long-road-to-speech?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-241-the-long-road-to-speech</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT 4d4d931f-8bdb-4914-a11d-ff3b01d883f5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-241-the-long-road-to-speech 426 <p>Subtitle: A profile of the co-founder of Pony.ai.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense's march to mediocrity</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: Tiancheng Lou — A Profile</strong></p><p>Context: Thanks for engaging with the previous Around the Horn issue. The winning pick was this longform profile of Tiancheng Lou, known as China's No. 1 Programmer. After gaining fame by winning basically every global programming competition, in 2016 Lou founded Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle technology company co-located in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Guangzhou. This Leiphone article (link to original Chinese), by Caixian Chen, profiles Lou's journey.</p><p>Key Passages:</p><p>On [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 16th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-tiancheng-lou-chinas-no?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-tiancheng-lou-chinas-no</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT a45c1d0d-e5f9-454d-a1d1-19133346ecb5 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-tiancheng-lou-chinas-no 468 <p>Subtitle: Powered (in part) by CSET's new ETO Scout Tool .</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense's march to mediocrity</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Around the Horn (11th edition)</strong></p><p>It's been a while since our last Around the Horn issue (ChinAI #228), so let's run it back. For those new to ChinAI, here's how it works:</p><ul><li><p>I give short previews of ten articles related to ChinAI (all published within the past week or so). The title for each preview links to the original article in Chinese.</p></li><li><p>Readers choose next week's feature translation by replying to the email and/or [...]</p></li></ul> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> October 2nd, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-around-the-horn-12th-edition?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-around-the-horn-12th-edition</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT 3c20885e-68da-45d6-8e72-d5c17b7ac9c2 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-239-around-the-horn-12th-edition 529 <p>Subtitle: Popular science writer dispels rumors about China breaking through the lithography technology chokehold.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense's march to mediocrity</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: Can China independently develop advanced lithography machines?</strong></p><p>Context: This past week, the tech-obsessed slice of China's internet was abuzz with news that Tsinghua University had developed a new approach to producing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources. The ability to generate wavelengths of EUV light is important for advanced lithography machines, key equipment used to produce the chips that train fancy AI models and power our mobile phones. [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 25th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-238-can-china-independently?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-238-can-china-independently</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT a8d0f870-a354-489f-96e9-dd433707c839 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-238-can-china-independently 513 <p>Subtitle: SuperCLUE-Safety, the first Chinese large-model multi-round adversarial safety benchmark, is released..</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense's march to mediocrity</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: SuperCLUE-Safety</strong></p><p>Context: Every two months or so, we’ve been checking in with the SuperCLUE rankings, which aim to benchmark large language models from Chinese and international labs along different dimensions. In the previous update to the SuperCLUE benchmark, we saw Baidu's ErnieBot soar up the rankings, on the strength of its performance with Chinese-language particularities (e.g. idioms). This past week, the SuperCLUE team released a safety benchmark (link to [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 18th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-237-safety-benchmarks-for?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-237-safety-benchmarks-for</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT 90191068-94a1-4ebb-b273-040a458dac33 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-237-safety-benchmarks-for 454 <p>“Large model makers need to not only give people fish but also teach them how to fish.”</p> <p>With the accumulation of capital and discourse, the craze for big models has swept the country for more than half a year, and suddenly we have entered the era of large models available to everyone.</p> <p>[...]</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> <br> These are Jeffrey Ding's informal and unofficial translations. The original text is linked in the episode description. These translations are part of the <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/">ChinAI newsletter</a>, a weekly-updated library of translations from Chinese thinkers on AI-related issues.</p> <p><strong>Original Mandarin:</strong> <br><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1VhOEGnXPfvM6D0Uy8ea5A">https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1VhOEGnXPfvM6D0Uy8ea5A</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR9zEb1Ecqx-S6MHv7iY9KOwib5BX_otSZl-n2E3jgwUTIjSSgYp8HX5fOuZ1bUXrboPBaHeRy8RF2f/pub?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR9zEb1Ecqx-S6MHv7iY9KOwib5BX_otSZl-n2E3jgwUTIjSSgYp8HX5fOuZ1bUXrboPBaHeRy8RF2f/pub</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:20:45 GMT 00a6274e-8188-4721-9b3e-7bf3d0660a8d full false https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR9zEb1Ecqx-S6MHv7iY9KOwib5BX_otSZl-n2E3jgwUTIjSSgYp8HX5fOuZ1bUXrboPBaHeRy8RF2f/pub 1281 <p>Subtitle: Baidu's plan to bridge the implementation gap in large models.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>for the rest of the college football season, this status update will be devoted to tracking the Iowa Hawkeye offense’s march to mediocrity</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: Who can get Chinese companies to use large models first</strong></p><p>Context: Earlier this month, the Chinese government approved large language models (LLMs) from eight labs to be released to the general public. The most impressive and popular was Baidu’s Ernie Bot, which responded to more than 33 million questions within 24 hours of its release. This week, however, we focus on business-end users of large models. The central motivating question [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> September 11th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-236-the-llm-implementation?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-236-the-llm-implementation</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT ccc0428f-d32a-41fe-a510-c8863f50ae5d full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-236-the-llm-implementation 424 <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>sitting with Philly fans at a DC United game was an incredible experience</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: This Time, The AI Doctor is on Duty</strong></p><p>Context: How has China’s medical field reacted to recent breakthroughs in large language models? Based on many interviews with doctors and experts, this week’s article (link to original Chinese) examines trends in this (potential) early adopter domain. Huxiu [虎嗅] is an influential platform that shares user-generated content but also publishes their own pieces on China’s science and technology ecosystem. This article is from Huxiu’s medical reporting team.</p><p>Key Takeaways: Fun translation note — some of the article’s reporting came at an event for the [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 28th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-235-gpt-medicine-beyond-imagination?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-235-gpt-medicine-beyond-imagination</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:44:54 GMT 9f04d77b-e159-4d0d-a870-a86802977259 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-235-gpt-medicine-beyond-imagination 440 <p>Subtitle: China's viral AI-generated portrait app faces backlash on facial data collection.</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>Does school really start this week?</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: How Fabulous is Fabulous Duck (Miaoya Camera)</strong></p><p>Context: If you’re interested in China’s data protection landscape, one must-follow public account is Southern Metropolis Daily’s Privacy Guard Team (隐私护卫队), which is connected to the Nandu Personal Information Protection Research Center. Recently, they covered the rise of Miaoya Xiangji (妙鸭相机), also translated as “Fabulous Duck,” an AI portrait generator that recently became one of China’s hottest apps. But: what happens with facial data after users upload 21 photos of their face to create an exclusive digital avatar?</p><p>***Thanks to [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 21st, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-234-the-privacy-cost-of-being?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-234-the-privacy-cost-of-being</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT 1c4b4c3b-c68e-4f6e-b09b-4b94d536e732 full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-234-the-privacy-cost-of-being 496 <p>Subtitle: Plus, Wudaokou Origins of China’s Large Models (Part 2).</p> <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>Does school really start in a week?</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Reflections on U.S.'s investment curbs in Chinese AI firms</strong></p><p>Regarding last week’s executive order that restricts new U.S. investment in subsets of the semiconductor, quantum, and AI fields, I will repeat what I wrote last fall during debates about the U.S.’s export ban on high-end chips to China: </p><p>When it comes to U.S.-China technology competition, the benefits of the “promote” plank will always outweigh the “protect” plank. And, when we reflect on moves like this one thirty years from now, there’s a decent chance that such “protect” actions were [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 14th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-233-wudaokou-origins-of-chinas?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-233-wudaokou-origins-of-chinas</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT f1708492-bf2c-4667-a51f-45a0ce7bc91b full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-233-wudaokou-origins-of-chinas 647 <p>Greetings from a world where…</p><p>we all make sure to drag our favorite newsletters from the promotions tab to the primary tab, right?</p><p>…As always, the searchable archive of all past issues is here. Please please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay support access for all AND compensation for awesome ChinAI contributors).</p><p><strong>Feature Translation: A Brief History of Large Models in Wudaokou</strong></p><p>Context: If you’ve ever been an international student in Beijing, the Wudaokou area probably conjures up wonderful feelings. Please, take me back to those Thursday nights playing beer pong at Sugar Shack. For The Washington Post’s neighborhood guide, here’s Yifan Zhang on this magical neighborhood:</p><p>To some people, Wudaokou, or WDK, which means “where five roads meet,” is where poor students and coders hang out. For others, it’s not only quintessential modern Beijing, it’s also the Center of the [...]</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 7th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-232-a-history-of-large-models?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-232-a-history-of-large-models</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT b532bba6-7b06-4f30-bdb9-13a6dc15db8c full false https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-232-a-history-of-large-models 450 <p>Welcome to the third episode of the ChinAI podcast, hosted by Jeff Ding.</p><p>Our guest today is <strong>Valentin Weber</strong>, a DPhil Candidate in Cyber Security at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security, University of Oxford. He joins the ChinAI Pod to discuss his latest report, “<strong>The Worldwide Web of Chinese and Russian Information Controls</strong>,” supported by the <strong>Open Technology Fund</strong>. It presents a typology of information controls (ranging from propaganda to surveillance), compares Chinese and Russian models of information control, and analyzes the possible causes and impacts of the expanding reach of Chinese and Russian information controls. Valentin’s findings are based on his own meticulous sourcing as well as his painstaking synthesis of secondary sources, documenting the diffusion of Chinese and Russian information controls to over 100 countries over the course of thirteen years. </p><p>More broadly, Valentin is interested in how the cyber domain is changing conflicts and state strategies. His current research focuses on the integration of cyber and grand strategy, as well as on the role of information controls in state strategies. He previously worked for the International Security Department at Chatham House. </p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>Briefing Checklist (0:43)</p><p>Debate the Guest (16:00)</p><p>Footnote Fever (42:40)</p><p>Trust the Process (51:45)</p><p>Get full access to ChinAI Newsletter at <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">chinai.substack.com/subscribe</a></p> Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:16:43 GMT 9dbe71d9-b554-4204-8db2-442ebeb5e2c8 full false https://chinai.substack.com/?pod=3 <p>Welcome to the second episode of the ChinAI podcast, hosted by Jeff Ding.</p><p>Our guest today is Eric Drexler, a senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute. He joins the ChinAI podcast to discuss the latest FHI technical report <strong>“Reframing Superintelligence: Comprehensive AI Services as General Intelligence</strong><strong>.”</strong> In contrast to conventional views of superintelligence as an agent with unbounded capabilities across multiple domains, Eric reframes superintelligence as embodied within a bounded framework of Comprehensive AI Services (CAIS). We discuss how this alternative model may lessen some of the classic risks associated with artificial general intelligence (e.g. the paperclip maximizer) but also bring under-explored risks to the fore (e.g. supercharged addiction). </p><p>Often described as the <strong>founding father of nanotechnology</strong>, he provides a unique perspective on the pathway to superintelligence — one of an extremely perceptive systems engineer. We also examine a perspective on superintelligence from a prominent Chinese philosopher.</p> <p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>Briefing Checklist (1:00)</p><p>Debate the Guest (20:00)</p><p>Footnote Fever (31:00)</p><p>Trust the Process (37:50)</p> <p>Get full access to ChinAI Newsletter at <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">chinai.substack.com/subscribe</a></p> Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:16:37 GMT 1d45a663-6bb5-4131-833d-4e3f9b710365 full false https://chinai.substack.com/?pod=2 <p>Welcome to the first episode of the ChinAI podcast, hosted by Jeff Ding.</p><p> There’s a lot of great podcasts out there that get interesting people to talk about their latest work on either the surface or the euphotic zone layer (the layer of the ocean where sunlight still penetrates); the ChinAI podcast seeks to dive into the deepest layers of a guest’s work — whether that be a new report, paper, epic poem, etc. Just like how other podcasts in different domains are structured around the guest’s newest movie or latest book, this pod will feature engagement with a guest anchored to a specific piece of text, which Jeff will have actually read in its entirety, including all the footnotes and other relevant literature. </p><p>Each episode consists of four sections:</p><p>* <strong>The Briefing Checklist (BCL):</strong> The main takeaways from the piece, with the expectation that this is a five-minute brief for a high-level principal</p><p>* <strong>Debate the Guest (DTG): </strong>Too many podcasts consist of everyone saying “Yes, I agree…and now here’s my somewhat related point.” In contrast, Jeff will say, “This is a specific claim in your report that I want to directly rebut…” and we’ll use that as a starting point for further debate.</p><p>* <strong>Footnote Fever: </strong>Jeff and the guest share their favorite footnotes in the report, investigate the underlying assumptions/indicators behind the main findings, and explore the surrounding literature which influenced the work.</p><p>* <strong>Trust the Process (TTP): </strong>Some of my favorite podcasts are ones where we get an inside-view at the process behind someone’s work (e.g. how a movie director finds the perfect location for the scene, how a soccer coach plans tactics). In this section, we want to unpack the research process, which includes how a guest’s personal story ties into their work.</p> <p>Our inaugural guest is Remco Zwetsloot, a Research Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. His writing on the security dimensions of artificial intelligence has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Lawfare and other publications. He is also a Research Affiliate and Ph.D. (D.Phil.) candidate at the University of Oxford’s Center for the Governance of AI. He has previously worked at OpenAI and holds degrees from Yale University (M.Phil., Political Science), the University of Oxford (M.Phil., International Relations) and University College Roosevelt (B.A., Social Science). Follow him <strong>@r_zwetsloot</strong></p> <p>He joins the ChinAI podcast to discuss <strong>“Strengthening the U.S. AI Workforce: A Policy and Research Agenda”</strong> a Center for Security and Emerging Technology publication he wrote with the help of Roxanne Heston and Zachary Arnold. The report argues: A prolonged talent shortage could undermine U.S. strength in artificial intelligence, and current immigration policies place the country's AI talent advantage at risk. It lays out what is currently known about domestic and global AI talent, identifies priorities for U.S. policymakers and describes policy-relevant knowledge gaps that researchers should fill. </p> <p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p> <p>Briefing Checklist (3:45)</p>Debate the Guest (11:25)</p><p>Footnote Fever (35:00)</p><p>Trust the Process (46:15)</p> <p>Get full access to ChinAI Newsletter at <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">chinai.substack.com/subscribe</a></p> Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:16:43 GMT 36273932-01ac-41ba-9e4c-4e6966d9262d full false https://chinai.substack.com/?pod=1 https://chinai.substack.com/ podcasts@type3.audio Jeffrey Ding