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June 18, 2020 05:23 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/b5lhVHYyX6Y/baidu-breaks-off-an-ai-alliance-amid-strained-us-china-ties
Baidu Breaks Off an AI Alliance Amid Strained US-China Ties
Chinese search giant Baidu has left The Partnership on AI (PAI), a US-led effort to foster collaboration on the ethical challenges raised by artificial intelligence. From a report: Baidu is said to have cited the cost of membership and recent financial pressures for the move. But as relations between the US and China worsen, the departure comes amid growing challenges for companies and people in the two countries to collaborate, or find common ground, when it comes to critical technologies like AI. In a statement, Baidu said it "shares the vision of the Partnership on AI and is committed to promoting the ethical development of AI technologies. We are in discussions about renewing our membership, and remain open to other opportunities to collaborate with industry peers on advancing AI." Terah Lyons, executive director of PAI, says the company cited a weaker financial outlook for the decision, adding: "Baidu remains committed to our mission and hopes to be able to resume membership in 2021." The search giant was the only Chinese member of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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