Jeffrey Ding's ChinAI: How reputation collectives raised safety standards in high-risk tech — a model for AI governance
jjding99 · x · 2026-09-13
ChinAI #344 features Jeffrey Ding and GW PhD student Dennis Li's new article in Review of International Political Economy on "reputation collectives" — international industry associations that can shape AI governance.
- It pushes back on the common claim (e.g. Drexel & Kelley in Foreign Affairs) that China is the most likely source of AI accidents, a narrative often used to justify inaction elsewhere.
- Empirically, China achieved major safety gains in high-risk domains like civil aviation and nuclear power; the article explores how international private governance contributed.
- In the quoting thread, TheStalwart suggests "bank examiners" as a better mental model than generic third-party auditors with permanent access to AI systems.
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