Chinese tech scene on 'pacing the frontier': 'AI safety is not really a thing here'
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-14
Asked what people in the Chinese tech scene think about 'pacing the frontier,' a source replied: 'AI safety is not really that much of a thing here.' The quip highlights a stark trans-Pacific gap: while US labs debate slowdowns and oversight, AI safety barely registers as a concern among Chinese practitioners.
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