AI memo: China to restrict exports of 23 AI technologies, plus Kimi K3.1 Pro and Genie 4
dralandthompson · x · 2026-10-31
Dr Alan D. Thompson's paid Memo (Oct 30, 2026) rounds up the month in AI:
- China export curbs: per PBS, China will restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies spanning AI, chips, and solar; 23 AI technologies are listed, including large models trained on sensitive national data and defense-oriented AI agents.
- ASI indicators: his ASI benchmark updated to 2/50, AGI at 99%.
- Quotes: Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds says people are 'slowly realizing that they are dumb and somehow blaming this on AI'; Terry Tao criticized OpenAI's release of 719 AI-generated math papers as 'extremely rude and discourteous' to researchers.
- Models: Kimi K3.1 Pro, Meta Prometheus, Genie 4, DeepSeek pricing estimates.
- Policy: new OpenAI security policy, Anthropic AI safety bill, digital divide.
- His Royal Commission submission predicts AI will pick the next plastic-scale material from millions of candidates, made for the first time by a robot.
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