Move fast, but obey the rules: China’s vision for dominating AI

In late January, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, told a gathering of officials from across the country that China was on the cusp of an “epoch-making major technological revolution.”

Artificial intelligence, he said, is as transformative as the steam engine, electricity and the internet. But for all of its promise, China must not let the new technology “spiral out of control,” Xi warned during a study session for leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, according to state media. China must act early and decisively, anticipating and preventing problems with prudence and caution, he said.