Chinese search giant Baidu has left The Partnership on AI(PAI), a US-led effort to foster collaboration on the ethical obstacles raised by expert system
Baidu is said to have cited the expense of membership and current financial pressures for the move. As relations in between the US and China intensify, the departure comes amid growing challenges for business and individuals in the two nations to collaborate, or discover common ground, when it comes to important innovations like AI.
In a statement, Baidu said it “shares the vision of the Partnership on AI and is dedicated to promoting the ethical advancement of AI technologies. We are in discussions about restoring our membership, and stay open up to other opportunities to work together with market peers on advancing AI.”
Terah Lyons, executive director of PAI, says the business mentioned a weaker monetary outlook for the choice, adding: “Baidu remains dedicated to our mission and hopes to be able to resume membership in 2021.”
Still, the withdrawal coincides with increasing criticism of Chinese AI companies, and a more hostile mindset in Washington The US federal government has tightened up trade restrictions on China’s leading AI firms for supposedly providing technology utilized for state surveillance. This has actually not affected
