China is waging a much different war for AI supremacy than the U.S. Why it matters: China is obsessed with state control and adoption. Chinese officials are laser-focused on deep, widespread AI domestic use they can monitor and steer at every level of their economy. - By contrast, America is obsessed with developing superior AI faster. Period. The U.S. thinking: The nation first to true super-intelligence wins everything. China and the U.S. agree on three AI certainties: The country with the most powerful AI holds power, sets global standards, and wins the coming decades economically and militarily. From there, the two nations are on different roads. China's 15th Five-Year Plan , released in March, captures their strategy well. - AI…
China is waging a much different war for AI supremacy than the U.S. Why it matters: China is obsessed with state control and adoption. Chinese officials are laser-focused on deep, widespread AI domestic use they can monitor and steer at every level of their economy. - By contrast, America is obsessed with developing superior AI faster. Period. The U.S. thinking: The nation first to true super-intelligence wins everything. China and the U.S. agree on three AI certainties: The country with the most powerful AI holds power, sets global standards, and wins the coming decades economically and militarily. From there, the two nations are on different roads. China's 15th Five-Year Plan , released in March, captures their strategy well. - AI…Open
The left's push to rein in AI is taking shape on two fronts: slowing advanced development at home, and weakening China's progress abroad. Why it matters: The nation is locked in a moment of mass anxiety about runaway AI, but the range of views on how to regulate it are as varied as the what-ifs about social, economic and security impacts. - There's agreement among the left something has to be done, but a series of Wednesday events demonstrated there are multiple priorities — but not a clear leading voice — on AI. Driving the news: Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and fellow progressive Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced legislation Wednesday to ban superintelligence and pause advanced development until a new, Cabinet-level…
The left's push to rein in AI is taking shape on two fronts: slowing advanced development at home, and weakening China's progress abroad. Why it matters: The nation is locked in a moment of mass anxiety about runaway AI, but the range of views on how to regulate it are as varied as the what-ifs about social, economic and security impacts. - There's agreement among the left something has to be done, but a series of Wednesday events demonstrated there are multiple priorities — but not a clear leading voice — on AI. Driving the news: Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and fellow progressive Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced legislation Wednesday to ban superintelligence and pause advanced development until a new, Cabinet-level…Open
From sweet spaghetti to bulgogi burgers, Asia's fast food menus are anything but ordinary. We taste-test our way through the region's fast food boom, where Western giants and local brands are competing for a $183B market. 0:00 Inside Asia's fast food boom 2:07 McDonald's localizes its menu 5:00 Jollibee's sweet Filipino spaghetti 12:39 Korea is having a fast food explosion Stream the rest of Meanwhile in Asia on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4dvlobT #Chipotle #Jollibee #FastFood
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a surprise call from President Trump onstage at the All-In Summit Monday in Los Angeles, where the two dismissed fears of an AI takeover. Why it matters: Trump and Huang are staking out an increasingly clear rejection of AI doomerism right as some of the world's most powerful CEOs and AI experts call for slower AI development over safety concerns. Driving the news: Huang appeared to receive a call from Trump in the middle of an All-In Podcast interview Monday, according to video footage circulating on social media. - Huang put the president on speaker so the crowd could hear the conversation. What they're saying: Trump and Huang shared an optimistic view of AI, highlighting its potential for economic…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a surprise call from President Trump onstage at the All-In Summit Monday in Los Angeles, where the two dismissed fears of an AI takeover. Why it matters: Trump and Huang are staking out an increasingly clear rejection of AI doomerism right as some of the world's most powerful CEOs and AI experts call for slower AI development over safety concerns. Driving the news: Huang appeared to receive a call from Trump in the middle of an All-In Podcast interview Monday, according to video footage circulating on social media. - Huang put the president on speaker so the crowd could hear the conversation. What they're saying: Trump and Huang shared an optimistic view of AI, highlighting its potential for economic…Open
Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.
Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.
China's Xi Jinping says unification with Taiwan is inevitable. US President Donald Trump won't say if the US would defend Taiwan if attacked. Our hosts ask: could the US and China fight 'a war with no winners'? 0:00 Could the US and China go to war over Taiwan? 4:26 How a war could mean a global crisis 6:11 Taiwan's chips are vital to the world economy 12:29 What would a China attack on Taiwan look like? 15:37 Will the US come to Taiwan's defense? Stream the rest of Meanwhile in Asia on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4dvlobT #China #Taiwan #Podcast
Washington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military. But the company’s subsidiary kept shipping Nvidia’s best chips to feed China’s leading A.I. firms.