This newspaper's special correspondent Ren Chong
According to the British "Guardian" report on the 8th, Helen Toner, a former member of the board of directors of OpenAI, said that the US government targets academic research and international students, which is equivalent to giving China a "big gift".
Tona said in an interview that much of her work focuses on artificial intelligence, security issues, China's artificial intelligence ecosystem and cutting-edge artificial intelligence. She said the United States is worried about losing to China in the field of artificial intelligence. Although chip export controls make it more difficult for China to obtain computing power comparable to the United States, China is still vigorously promoting the development of the field of artificial intelligence. "This is highlighted by the unexpected success of China's generative artificial intelligence model DeepSeek."
Toner believes that the US government's crackdown on academic research and the ban on international students have given China a gift in the artificial intelligence competition. "Foreign talents that make up a large part of the U.S. workforce are immigrants, many of whom are from China. In terms of competition with the United States, this is a huge benefit for China."
Toner, 33, joined the OpenAI board of directors in 2021, then fell out with founder Altman and fired Altman in November 2023, but the latter re-appointed CEO with the support of investors, employees, etc., and Toner was forced to resign. ▲
