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China now the ‘good guy’ on AI as Trump takes ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told

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China now the ‘good guy’ on AI as Trump takes ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told
Experts say China is backing attempts at global governance, while US has set up race between profit-hungry companiesChina is now the “good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump’s US, where the
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Experts say China is backing attempts at global governance, while US has set up race between profit-hungry companies

China is now the “good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump’s US, where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous “wild west” manner, a former UN and UK government adviser has told MPs.

Prof Dame Wendy Hall, who was a member of the UN’s AI advisory board and co-wrote a review of AI for Theresa May’s government, told the House of Commons business and trade committee that China was backing multinational attempts to introduce global governance of AI, in contrast to America, which had set up a race between profit-hungry companies that relied on hype.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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