SINGAPORE: As US tech giants advance in the artificial intelligence race, China is turning to an old playbook to compete: putting vast state resources behind Chinese companies.
But the heavy hand of China's government also threatens to hamper its AI ambitions, as Beijing subjects its companies to a rigorous regulatory regime to ensure they adhere to the country's strict restrictions on political speech.
The stakes for China are immense as it risks being left behind in a technology that has the potential to transform businesses and its economy. China leapfrogged the AI revolution by developing systems that could see and analyze the world at cutting-edge speed. The area of AI known as computer vision, which enables tracking and surveillance, aligns with Chinese leader Xi Jinping's emphasis on political control.
Despite this early success, the country was caught in the foot by the public debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT in late 2022 and the generative AI frenzy it unleashed. Large generative AI language models, which are used to produce content at high speed, can be difficult to predict and are much more likely to undermine this control.
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