Chinese AI Developers Translate Western Research Faster Than the West Translates Theirs
Matt Clifford · Matt Clifford: The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | E1172 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jul 1, 2024 · at 21:23
Matt Clifford, chair of ARIA and UK government AI advisor, discusses information asymmetry between Western and Chinese AI research ecosystems with 20VC host Harry Stebbings.
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“When Leopold Aschenbrenner published his situational awareness thing, which obviously, like, you know, became You know, kind of blew up a couple of weeks ago. Within three days, I hear from a friend who follows China very closely, there were five Chinese circular, you know translations circulating in, in, in the Chinese AI ecosystem. But like, if an equivalent thing is written in China, it does not get translated into English.”
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