China’s former UK ambassador clashes with ‘AI godfather’ at summit

China’s former UK ambassador clashes with ‘AI godfather’ at summit

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Fu Ying also expressed regret about the negative impact of tensions between the US and China on the progress of AI safety

A former Chinese official poked fun at a major international AI safety report led by “AI Godfather” professor Yoshua Bengio and co-authored by 96 global experts – in front of him.

Fu Ying, former vice minister of foreign affairs and once China’s UK ambassador, is now an academic at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

The pair were speaking at a panel discussion…

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