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Does China care about AGI? - by Kyle Chan - High Capacity

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Chinese tech leaders and researchers talk openly about AGI. But Chinese policymakers don't seem focused on the "race to AGI" like in the US.

Across many emerging technologies—quantum, fusion, space, etc.—Chinese and American policymakers share similar views on what’s at stake, even if their approaches to developing these technologies may differ. But on AI, arguably the most consequential technology of all, it’s puzzling how much of a divergence there is between Beijing and Washington. While they both agree on the incredible importance of AI, Beijing seems not to care about the so-called “race to AGI,” or artificial general intelligence. In the US, the idea that AGI could be fast-approaching is a powerful driver behind stock…

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