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

A leading expert warns MPs that China is positioning itself as a champion of global AI governance while the US pursues a deregulated, corporate-led 'wild west' approach. | Contesto: cronaca

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

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China is now being cast as the "good guy" in the global development of artificial intelligence, while the United States under Donald Trump is pursuing the technology in a dangerous "wild west" manner, a former senior UN and UK government adviser has told a parliamentary committee. Professor Dame Wendy Hall delivered this stark assessment of the shifting geopolitical landscape on AI to the House of Commons business and trade committee, arguing that Beijing is actively backing multinational attempts to establish global governance for the powerful technology. Hall, a respected computer scientist who served on the United Nations' AI advisory board and co-authored a landmark review of AI for former Prime Minister Theresa May's government, framed the current dynamic as a stark contrast. On one side, she described a China endorsing collaborative, international oversight. On the other, she portrayed a United States that has effectively outsourced its AI strategy to a frenzied race between private corporations driven primarily by profit and market hype. This characterization suggests a profound role reversal in how the world's two leading technological powers are approaching one of the century's most defining innovations. The testimony underscores a significant and potentially worrying divergence in strategic philosophy at the highest levels. For Western democracies, the narrative of China as an authoritarian state resistant to global norms has been dominant. Hall's analysis turns this on its head in the specific domain of AI governance, painting a picture where Beijing is engaging with multinational frameworks while Washington retreats into a laissez-faire model. This shift could have major implications for which nations get to set the long-term rules, standards, and ethical boundaries for AI systems used worldwide. The implications for the United Kingdom and its allies are direct and pressing. As a nation striving to be a responsible actor in the AI sphere, the UK must navigate between these two competing models. Hall's warning implies that the US approach, while potentially driving rapid commercial innovation, carries substantial risk by prioritizing speed and profit...

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