Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown?

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The article examines the dynamics of AI development amid US-China relations, focusing on calls by US AI executives for a slowdown or 'pacing' in AI advancement. It explores how this plea is perceived in China and the strategic implications for competition and cooperation between these two powers.

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Chong Ming Lee and Vincent Chow examine what’s behind the call for “pacing” by American AI giants – effectively a slowdown in development – and how the phenomenon is being viewed in China. After years of rapid development, leading US AI executives are...