ChinAI: The Vision

China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development.

While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.

Join the ChinAI Community

The ChinAI community includes:

• The City Council member who just wants a quick weekly dip into the vast ocean of info about China’s AI scene

• The algorithm engineer who is curious about the culture and business environment of her peers in China

• The China-watchers who study this field for a living and are looking for an outlet to get primary source information and practice their Mandarin

• You (hopefully)!