[ExI] India and the periodic table

[BillK]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2023 at 19:40, Keith Henson via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> With China rejecting AI and India dumping evolution and the periodic
> table, the Western world is looking relatively better.  At least I
> don't know of any school that has tossed out the periodic table.
>
> Keith
> _______________________________________________


I don't think China is rejecting AI.
What they are rejecting is uncontrolled AI development.
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/01/chinas-xi-jinping-calls-for-greater-state-control-of-ai-to-counter-dangerous-storms>
Quote:
AI products will be required to reflect “core socialist values”, the
draft law states, and must not “contain content on subversion of state
power”.
Also,
The nation has announced ambitious plans to become a global leader in
AI by 2030. Consultancy group McKinsey estimates the sector could add
about $600 billion every year to China's gross domestic product by
then.
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BillK