OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said China has a key role to play in shaping
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“China has some of the best world-class AI talent,” he said during a speech at the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI).
According to Altman, solving the matching problemfor cutting-edge technology requires the participation of “the best minds”. He also expressed his hope that Chinese AI researchers will be directly involved in this.
BAAI Chairman Zhang Hongjiang said experts from China are also deeply concerned about the new possibilities of the technology.
“I really think [Altman] is doing humanity a favor by doing this tour, talking to various governments and institutions,” he said.
Zhang said a number of Chinese scientists have signed a letter calling for a halt to the development of powerful AI systems. He added that BAAI has long been focused on the more immediate risks of AI.
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Altman is not the only Western expert onartificial intelligence who attended the BAAI conference. Also in attendance were deep learning pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, MIT professor and director of the Future of Life Institute Max Tegmark, and AI godfather Yann LeCun.