I worded that wrongly, but what I meant is that the current concerns with AI and discussions to pause AI development are entirely happening in Western countries. China will regulate its companies to comply with the goals of the CCP, but they don't have the same ethical and moral concerns as the West.
> Fortunately, because it’s an autocracy, there is no way to know if it is the right direction, until it fails.
They can also afford to fail fast. It's the "move fast and break things" approach to government. :)
There are yes. Environmental regulations that impact hardware. Personal information, privacy regulations that impact the training data. Business regulations that impact what businesses and business owners can do with labor, financial reporting, etc… We also have a fourth estate so if people like Yudkowksi get enough traction in the media the government will be force to act. That is worse than regulation by government, it’s regulation by the whim of the media owners.
These are not AI regulation per se, but they are de facto restrictions that aren’t present to the same degree in communist China.
> An autocracy has more power and influence to direct its resources in a single direction much more efficiently than any democratic government.
Fortunately, because it’s an autocracy, there is no way to know if it is the right direction, until it fails.