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What Trump Means for Tech: The Future of American AI

2025/1/28
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Deepa Seetharaman: 我认为特朗普政府对人工智能发展的影响是多方面的,既有放松管制鼓励创新的方面,也有试图引导AI发展方向,避免意识形态偏见的尝试。行政命令中要求科技公司开发无意识形态偏见的AI系统,但这在实践中面临巨大挑战。因为什么是‘偏见’本身就是一个非常政治化和主观的问题,没有明确的界限。科技公司在回答一些敏感问题时,很容易被解读为具有政治偏见,从而面临风险。例如,关于2020年美国总统大选结果的问题,就是一个典型的例子。此外,马斯克与特朗普的关系以及他在科技行业的竞争地位,也可能影响科技公司与白宫的关系,进而影响AI的发展。许多科技公司高管与特朗普关系密切,并且他们的公司都与AI产业密切相关,这使得AI发展对这些公司至关重要。 关于AI基础设施建设,大型科技公司如Meta、谷歌和亚马逊都在大力投资,这反映了他们对AI发展前景的看好。拜登政府时期对AI芯片出口的限制,在DeepSeek公司推出新模型后受到了质疑。DeepSeek公司的新模型表明,强大的AI模型并不一定需要依赖大量的GPU,这挑战了单纯依靠限制芯片供应来遏制中国AI发展的观点。 在AI安全方面,一部分AI领域人士担忧AI发展速度过快,缺乏足够的监管,存在潜在的风险。一些知名AI研究人员也表达了类似的担忧。业内人士也担忧AI技术在实际应用中的风险,例如在贷款审批和利率设定等方面。与此同时,也存在一些人主张加速AI发展,他们的观点在白宫等机构中也有一定影响力。马斯克虽然公开表达了对AI风险的担忧,但他本人也参与AI公司,这表明推动AI发展的人在决策中占据主导地位。 Belle Lin: 作为主持人,我主要负责引导话题,并就Deepa Seetharaman提出的观点进行提问和总结。我关注的问题包括特朗普政府的AI政策对科技公司和AI发展的影响,以及中美AI竞争的态势。我与Deepa Seetharaman探讨了特朗普政府行政命令中关于AI系统‘无意识形态偏见’的要求,以及这一要求对科技公司带来的挑战和风险。我们还讨论了马斯克对AI发展的影响,以及大型科技公司在AI基础设施建设上的巨额投资。此外,我们还分析了DeepSeek公司新模型的出现对中美AI竞争格局带来的冲击,以及AI安全问题和不同观点之间的博弈。

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This chapter explores President Trump's potential impact on American AI, focusing on his executive order promoting AI development, the role of key figures like Elon Musk, and massive investments by tech companies in AI infrastructure. The discussion also touches on the implications for companies navigating potential political biases in AI.
  • Trump's executive order aims to sustain American AI dominance and encourages bias-free AI systems.
  • Tech companies face challenges in responding to the order due to the subjective nature of bias.
  • Elon Musk's relationship with Trump and his influence on AI regulation are significant concerns for tech companies.
  • Massive investments in AI infrastructure by companies like Meta and Google highlight the high stakes involved.

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The Trump administration has sought to loosen restrictions around artificial intelligence development while establishing new AI infrastructure). On the second episode of our series exploring what President Trump’s second term means for tech, WSJ reporter Deepa Seetharaman joins host Belle Lin to discuss how Trump and his administration could shape the future of American AI.

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