Boarding China's Last Bus

(asteriskmag.com)

42 points | by surprisetalk 4 days ago

6 comments

  • largbae 3 hours ago
    This hits hard. Everyone wants to be relevant in the next iteration. But how exactly to do that is still up in the air.
  • feelingsonice 3 hours ago
    What evidence are there that this statistical gap in AI enthusiasm shouldn't be interpreted as is? What if China IS just more enthusiastic about AI? It sounds like the author pointed out differences in surveyed enthusiasm, and then basically said "well this can't be real."
    • nixon_why69 3 hours ago
      I read it as an excuse to share their very interesting narrative, I hadn't realized the northern provinces had been hit that hard by Deng's reforms.
  • minimaltom 4 hours ago
    This was an incredible read, take my upvote!
  • Lwerewolf 3 hours ago
    Almost reads like state policy-induced FOMO.
  • fragmede 2 hours ago
    Dario and Sama would do well to state their intentions on what they'll do with all the money they get from AI. If they said they were going to open a research institute studying cures for cancer or whatever, and they were going to donate $x00 million to the cause, and create a million new jobs, it would be a lot easier to be optimistic about the future.
  • onetokeoverthe 3 hours ago
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