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OpenAI CEO Calls for Collaboration With China to Counter AI Risks

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls for collaboration between American and Chinese researchers at a Beijing AI conference. Competition between Washington and Beijing belies deep cross-border connections among researchers.

June 19, 2023 . 12:30 AM

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasizes importance of collaboration between American and Chinese researchers at AI conference in Beijing.
Altman warns that AI regulation may slow down American industry, making China or somebody else make faster progress.
More than a dozen American and British AI executives and senior researchers from companies including Nvidia and Midjourney spoke at the conference.
Competition between Washington and Beijing belies deep cross-border connections among researchers.
Chinese tech giants and startups have rushed to create their ChatGPT equivalents and other generative AI technologies.