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Stephen S. Roach

The AI moment of truth for Chinese censorship 

Beijing's censorship apparatus inhibits the development of AI-based speech applications like ChatGPT. That's because it narrows the information base for training large-scale language models through machine learning. This could decide the struggle for global domination over information - to China's disadvantage.

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200117 -- KAMPALA, Jan. 17, 2020 -- Uganda s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda L, Front shakes hands with a robot that uses the 5G network during a 5G technology trial ceremony in Kampala, capital of Uganda, on Jan. 17, 2020. China s ZTE and MTN Uganda on Friday started 5G technology trial here to be the first who brings the Standalone 5G network into reality in east Africa as the region awaits it commercial roll out. Photo by Zhang Gaiping/Xinhua UGANDA-KAMPALA-MTN UGANDA-CHINA-ZTE-5G TRIAL ZhangxGaipingdaixiugai PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

China sets standards along New Silk Road

In China's global trading empire, the country's technical standards are increasingly dominant. This is helped by refraining from imposing ethical standards on countries of the Global South.

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