The Biden administration is setting up measures to protect U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology from countries like China and Russia, focusing on popular AI models that drive chatbots such as ChatGPT. Despite these efforts, China has been developing its own generative AI industry, encouraging local companies to minimize reliance on foreign technologies. China's access to OpenAI's services, including ChatGPT and DALL-E, is officially restricted. However, Chinese companies and engineers have bypassed these restrictions using tools like VPNs to utilize OpenAI's models for developing software and applications. This has led to a situation where Chinese AI models are often compared against OpenAI's, despite recent actions by OpenAI to limit access from Chinese companies. China is pushing for technological self-sufficiency, particularly in developing controllable AI technology. This stance is part of a broader strategy to reduce dependency on U.S. AI models, despite the fact that many Chinese AI initiatives still rely on open source models developed in the West. The Chinese government has also been proactive in regulating the use of generative AI, emphasizing the development and approval of domestic AI models over foreign ones.
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China's AI Ambitions and US Technology: A Complex Relationship

The Biden administration is setting up measures to protect U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology from countries like China and Russia, focusing on popular AI models that drive chatbots such as ChatGPT. Despite these efforts, China has been developing its own generative AI industry, encouraging local companies to minimize reliance on foreign technologies.

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