My Take | A humane Chinese AI versus a dog-eat-dog American AI
My Take | A humane Chinese AI versus a dog-eat-dog American AI
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3346675/humane-chinese-ai-versus-dog-eat-dog-american-ai
Publish Date: 2026-03-15 10:30:00
Source Domain: www.scmp.com
- The belief of an AI race being a competition to dominate technology is primarily driven by America’s billionaire tech leaders and the US political elite, rather than a genuine global competition.
- Chinese AI strategy prioritizes domestic self-strengthening and socialist goals, focusing on advancing labor welfare and preserving jobs, rather than technological dominance.
- The competition narrative is often uncritically adopted by global news media, including sometimes this newspaper, propagating a “dog-eat-dog” attitude that doesn’t reflect the true motives behind China’s AI approach.
- The US’s approach to AI often emphasizes profit and market dominance over social costs, whereas Chinese leadership focuses more on the humane implications and welfare benefits of AI technologies.
- US CEOs and policymakers seem more concerned with market and investment outcomes, often justifying mass layoffs in the tech sector to boost share prices, regardless of social impacts.
