Jacob Coxon alleges Beijing can close any technological gap with the US as it has ways to 'steal our progress at any time and catch up'.
AI⏱ 1 min read · Source: South China Morning Post (Asia)
⚡ Key Takeaways
- But I think one really important thing people don’t realise is that China already has spies at OpenAI and Anthropic,” Coxon said.
- Asked by Bet-David how certain he was that Chinese spies were already inside the companies, Coxon replied: “Ninety per cent.
- Researchers from China accounted for 38 per cent of the top AI talent working in the US, slightly ahead of Americans at 37 per cent, according to the MacroPolo think tank.
South China Morning Post (Asia) reports: Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances from leading US AI labs and quickly close any technological gap.
Key Points
- But I think one really important thing people don’t realise is that China already has spies at OpenAI and Anthropic,” Coxon said.
- Asked by Bet-David how certain he was that Chinese spies were already inside the companies, Coxon replied: “Ninety per cent.
- Researchers from China accounted for 38 per cent of the top AI talent working in the US, slightly ahead of Americans at 37 per cent, according to the MacroPolo think tank.
The Details
Coxon’s remarks could also raise concerns inside US AI labs, which rely heavily on talent from China. Three years earlier, Chinese researchers represented 27 per cent of top AI talent in the US, compared with 31 per cent for Americans.
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