China and US Urged to Cooperate on AI Governance
China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has emphasized the necessity of enhanced cooperation between the two nations regarding artificial intelligence, cautioning that the technology’s unmonitored advancement could “open Pandora’s box.”
Xie Feng warned of the risk of a “grey rhino” event. Photo: X/@AmbXieFeng
Speaking at a forum jointly organized by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ambassador Xie stated the urgency for global collaboration in regulating the AI field. He underscored that China and the United States should “jointly promote” global governance of AI. “Emerging high technology like AI could open Pandora’s box … If left unchecked it could bring ‘grey rhinos’,” he said.
Xie’s commentary comes amid increasing international attention on AI development, including discussions of the potential economic and security implications.
He highlighted the need for collaborative efforts, stating, “As the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is unfolding, what we need is not a technological blockade, [but] ‘deep seeking’ for human progress,” making a pun referencing China’s AI startup DeepSeek.
DeepSeek announced on Saturday that its open-source model could achieve a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day, generating approximately $560,000 in daily revenue. The ambassador’s statements and DeepSeek’s disclosures arrive at a time of shifting dynamics for AI technologies and their marketplace impacts, signaling the need for a collaborative approach to navigate this transformative era. The situation follows a recent downturn of tech stocks in the US following DeepSeek’s initial public information.
