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ChinAI Newsletter

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

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5:05

“ChinAI #299: The True Unicorns? 1 billion tokens/day...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/02/10

Featured linksThe True Unicorns? 1 billion tokens/day UsersPhD in theoretical computer sciencePromising Topics for US–China Dialogues on AI Safety and GovernanceWhat do we know about China’s new AI safety institute?DeepSeek and Other Chinese Firms Converge with Western Companies on AI PromisesChina in a World of Orders — Rethinking Compliance and Challenge in Beijing's International RelationsThank you for reading and engaging These are

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“ChinAI #298: A Rejoinder on DeepSeek and export...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/02/03

Plus, 2025 Look-Ahead on AI Trends.Featured linksChinAI #280Vox2025 Look-Ahead — What historical node are we at in AI development?ChinAI #296MiniMax-01 paperJeff on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN showAI Generated Fake News is Taking Over my Family Group ChatHelen Toner’s thread of good DeepSeek takesCreation Lake by Rachel KushnerThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI

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“ChinAI #297: Around the Horn (18th edition)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/01/27

Featured linksChinAI #2902024 China Open Source Developers Annual ReportAI-generated fake news, taking over my family groupAI is changing the world, they are changing AIIn the AI era, don’t look at unicorns, daily consumers of 1 billion tokensReal-world test — I used AI to do a year-end summaryData Governance Research ReportHow to build data infrastructure that stimulates 2 billion RMB in investment in five years?Many cheered for Xiaohongshu, but they misunderstood the essence of "Chinese

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7:14

“ChinAI #296: DeepSeek goes left, ModelBest goes...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/01/20

Featured linksDeepSeek goes left, ModelBest goes rightAItechtalk articleHow Bad is Bypassing PaywallsChinAI #199 profile of ModelBestThe US Army needs less good, cheaper drones to competeInadvertent ExpansionThank you for reading and engaging 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.

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7:47

“ChinAI #295: A cruel reality for Chinese AI chip...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/01/13

Featured linksA cruel reality for Chinese AI chip companiesMachine Failing — The Linkage Between Software Development and Military AccidentsMachine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military AccidentsAI and the future of workforce trainingDeepSeek v3: The Six Million Dollar ModelDigital Sovereignty: A Descriptive Analysis and a Critical Evaluation of Existing ModelsThank you for reading and engaging

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7:05

“ChinAI #294: A fourth wave of Chinese returnees?” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/01/06

Featured linksHas the fourth wave of scientist returnees arrived?Things we learned about LLMs in 2024LatitudesHow a Young Chinese Nationalist Turned Her Back on BeijingThe Next Great GPT — Advancing Prosperity in the Age of AITechnology and the Rise of Great PowersThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of

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5:24

“ChinAI #293: Transparency Assessment of 15 Chinese...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/12/23

Featured linksTransparency assessment of 15 Chinese large modelsFoundation Model Transparency IndexA Reading List On Artificial Intelligence and Interspecies CommunicationChina and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating togetherETO AI GOvernance and Regulatory ArchiveThe Ringer in Review Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and

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8:20

“ChinAI #292: The Misperception Spiral in US-China...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/12/16

Featured linksChinese Misperceptions of U.S. Technology StrategyETO Scout toolGAO reportThe Logic of Strategic AssetsWhack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export ControlsChinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. RestrictionsAI Safety and Automation BiasChina Leadership Monitor Winter 2024 Issue Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and

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6:50

“ChinAI #291: Chinese open source models lead foreign...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/12/09

Featured linksChinese Large Model Benchmark Evaluation October 2024 ReportChinAI #224CSET-ETO Chinese Technical GlossaryThe US Can Win Without Compromising AI SafetyLong interview with DeepSeek founder Liang WenfengBeijing book talk eventsThank you for reading and engaging 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

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7:13

“ChinAI #290: Around the Horn (17th edition)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/11/25

Featured linksChinAI #283Why is Baidu the only Chinese company to make it into the first tier of a global AI company ranking?Chinese software must go global, but it can’t always go it aloneChinese open source models lead foreign ones, closing in on global first-tier closed source modelsWith the emergence of visual model intelligence, the Scaling Law has not coming to an endHow did the founders of a celebrity AI company get caught up in an arbitration storm?AI Safety Benchmark Q3 Results

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5:47

“ChinAI #289: The firms that cultivate the most...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/11/18

Featured linksTwo of the five companies that “cultivate” the most Chinese AI entrepreneurs are foreign companiesFrom Click to Boom — The Political Economy of E-Commerce in ChinaBiden’s final meeting with Xi Jinping reaps agreement on AI and nukesFrom Laboratory to Hegemony?November 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China CentreNovember 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin SchoolThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff

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“ChinAI #288: The Art of the Strategic Pregnancy” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/11/11

Featured linksPeople at large tech companies, strategically preparing for pregnancyGranta 169: ChinaPicunEpic’s overhaul of a flawed algorithm shows why AI oversight is a life-or-death issueConcordia AI Fall 2024 Hiring AnnouncementBeijing Academy of AI launches LLM debate platformThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an

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8:11

“ChinAI #287: Horizon Robotics secures largest Hong...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/11/04

The Chinese AI chip firm goes public.Featured linksHorizon Robotics Goes PublicChinAI #20ChinAI #265ChinAI #221Chinese AI Safety Institute CounterpartsUS-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsMiles Brundage — Why I’m Leaving OpenAI and What I’m Doing NextMoving Data, Moving TargetThe Maven Smart System and the Future of Military AINovember 25, Monday noon (UK time) at the China CentreNovember 26, Tuesday noon (UK time) at the Oxford Martin SchoolA Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in

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6:35

“ChinAI #286: Machine Failing — The Software...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/10/21

Featured linksHow Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents1 hour, 2 min. markThe Limits of SafetyMachine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military AccidentsAI’s $600B QuestionThe New Artificial IntelligentsiaOn Hilke Schellmann’s “The Algorithm”UCLA Burkle Center webinar on my bookThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes)

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“ChinAI #285: Chinese LLMs go global” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/10/14

Featured linksComing back from “internal injuries,” AI applications are opening up overseasCAC solicits public opinions labeling AI-generated synthetic contentScoutSoda Science - A Conversation with Susan GreenhalghNew Books Network Thank you for reading and engaging 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

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“ChinAI #284: Alibaba Qwen2.5, the world’s No. 1 open...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/10/07

Plus, detailed notes on the fifty-year effort to improve coal mine roof safety.Featured linksWhy is (Alibaba’s) Tongyi the most popular open-source large modelThe Canary - Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of LaborThe Fifty-Year Effort to Eliminate Roof Fall Fatalities from U.S. Underground Coal Mines Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and

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“ChinAI #283: Around the Horn (16th edition)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/09/30

Featured linksChinAI #269A Jiangsu factory installed surveillance cameras in the men’s restroom: employees complained…the company’s response: “installed incorrectly and it has been fixed.”China’s Comprehensive Computing Power Index (2024)Why is (Alibaba’s) Tongyi the most popular open-source large model?The three year countdown: how far has it gone with the replacement with domestic databases?Chinese-language coding assistant benchmark evaluation releasedComing back from "internal injuries", AI

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“ChinAI #282: Their AI lovers cheated on them” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/09/23

Featured linksTheir AI lovers cheated on themThe Canary - Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of LaborChina’s AI firms are cleverly innovating around chip bansNew data reveals exactly when the Chinese government blocked ChatGPT and other AI sitesChina to require labels for AI-generated content as tech brings fresh challengesThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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“ChinAI #281: What can China’s special project on...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/09/16

Plus, a detailed probe into China's new national system [新型举国体制].Featured linksA New-Style Whole-of-Nation Approach to High-end Machine ToolsMade in China 2025 Key Area Technology RoadmapChina’s Views on AI Safety are Changing — QuicklyThe Dilemma of Intelligent Computing Centers (Chinese)The Will of the Many Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and

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“ChinAI #280: Sour or Sweet Grapes? The U.S.’s...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2024/09/09

Featured linksHere I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping forOctober 2022 controlsAI will likely affect military powerCSET book talk onA Growing Yard: The Biden Administration’s China Export Controls Are Ensnaring CPUsFrontier safety & governance post at DeepMindSurvey of Chinese Students on AI Risks Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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