How Experts in China and the United Kingdom View AI Risks and Collaboration

by Daniel Castro & Yanzi Xu August 12, 2024

written by Daniel Castro & Yanzi Xu August 12, 2024

As AI continues to advance, the technology has created many opportunities and risks. Despite significant geopolitical differences, a series of interviews with AI experts in China and the United Kingdom reveals common AI safety priorities, shared understanding of the benefits and risks of open source AI, and agreement on the merits of closer collaboration—but also obstacles to closer partnerships. Fostering a closer relationship could help both countries achieve their objectives of developing innovative, safe, and reliable AI.

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Daniel Castro

Daniel Castro is president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the world’s top-ranked think tank for science and technology policy, where he leads the organization’s work shaping debates on critical issues at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy. He is a prolific writer and respected public speaker on issues ranging from Internet policy and digital governance to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Castro also founded and is director of ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation, a leading voice on open data, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. He has played a key role in advancing the OPEN Government Data Act and has long worked on the policy and economic impact of data-driven innovation. His work on AI spans a broad range of policy issues, including adoption and diffusion, privacy and security, intellectual property, deepfakes and information integrity, and the economic and competitive dynamics of AI, as well as global competition and governance—particularly in China and Europe.

Yanzi Xu

Yanzi Xu is a research fellow at the Center for Data Innovation. Prior to joining, she worked as a research assistant and a learning support associate in the field of higher education. Yanzi holds a master's degree in learning sciences and technologies from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in TESOL education from the Ohio State University.

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