CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by the South China Morning Post. The article examines growing US concerns over Chinese AI companies using “distillation” techniques to replicate advanced American AI models at lower cost, and how potential US restrictions could reshape China’s AI industry.
Chinese AI scientists and engineers are genuinely innovative. Making policy on the assumption that Chinese advances rest solely on theft would be a mistake.CSET Interim Executive Director, Helen Toner
Toner cautioned against oversimplifying the issue, stating, “Chinese AI scientists and engineers are genuinely innovative.” She added, “Making policy on the assumption that Chinese advances rest solely on theft would be a mistake.”
To read the full article, visit South China Morning Post.