“ChinAI #316: Around the Horn (20th episode)” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured linksChinAI #307Between the U.S. and China, it is not about “who defeats whom”People who work for AI, lost in data labelingAI trainersAI large models can’t solve gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve themThere are really no good data center stocks to buyAs the popularity of large model (startups) recedes, real technology innovators begin to be “seen”How does a Chinese AI video product attract 60 million global users?When rumor spreading rides the wind of “AI”China is implementing a national internet ID system. How does the national ID card protect personal information?When I asked DeepSeek about good ideas to extend the weekend 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 Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 16th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-316-around-the-horn-20th-episode --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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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 traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.