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Thomas Friedman: The AI threat is real — the U.S. and China must act before it's too late
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托马斯·弗里德曼拿新冠疫情初期特朗普那句“天气暖和了病毒就会奇迹般消失”来类比当下对 AI 风险的轻视。他指出，最新 AI 模型已经表现出自我改进、自我复制和自我保存的能力，而特朗普政府却把 AI 灭绝人类的风险斥为“骗局”，担心监管会戳破市场泡沫。弗里德曼呼吁中美在周四的峰会上达成 AI 安全护栏协议，并引述专家观点：好的监管能建立信任、推动市场，就...
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Sep 23
- New York Times ChinesePickThomas Friedman: The AI threat is real — the U.S. and China must act before it's too late
Thomas Friedman warns that AI is showing self-improvement, replication, and self-preservation traits, while the Trump administration dismisses extinction risk as a 'scam' and lacks coordinated governance. He urges the U.S. and China to agree on AI guardrails at Thursday's summit before an AI-driven crisis hits. Treasury Secretary Bessent said AI leaders won't get a 'liability shield,' but the piece doesn't say whether a concrete deal will emerge from the meeting.