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U.S. Report Warns China’s Data Strategy Could Boost AI
A U.S. report says China may be gaining an advantage in artificial intelligence.
It says data is very important for building better AI systems.
Mike Kuiken said China has spent the last five years gathering and organizing large amounts of data.
China has also found ways to label and improve that data.
The report says China makes new data available quickly to different entities.
This can help companies and researchers create new technology faster.
Kuiken also said the strategy can give the Chinese Communist Party more control.
The report therefore warns that China’s data system could help both its technology and its government power.
A U.S. report warns China’s data strategy could give it an advantage in the artificial-intelligence race.
Mike Kuiken, the commission’s vice chair, said China has consolidated data over the last half decade.
Kuiken said China has developed ways to label and refine its data.
He said China quickly makes newly collected data available to entities across its ecosystem.
Kuiken said the strategy supports innovation while also strengthening Chinese Communist Party control.
- Who
- A U.S. commission and its vice chair, Mike Kuiken, discussed China’s data strategy.
- What
- A U.S. report warned that China’s approach to collecting, organizing and distributing data could give it an advantage in the artificial-intelligence race.
- Where
- When
- Over the last half decade, according to Mike Kuiken.
- Why
- The strategy is said to support China’s innovation ecosystem and enhance Chinese Communist Party control.
Key facts
- Report assessment
- China’s data strategy could give it an edge in the artificial-intelligence race.
- Speaker
- Mike Kuiken, the commission’s vice chair.
- Time period
- The last half decade.
- Data consolidation
- China has consolidated data, according to Kuiken.
- Data processing
- China has developed ways to label and refine data.
- Data access
- New data is quickly made available to entities.
- Broader effects
- The strategy may advance innovation while enhancing Chinese Communist Party control.
Quotes
Mike Kuiken
Vice Chair of the commission
“Over the last half decade, China has been able to consolidate data, find ways to label it and refine it, and hoover up new data and make sure it's quickly made available to entities.”
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