Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
AI in China
Speaker
Jimmy Goodrich
Coordinator
Steve Clarey
This Zoom-only lecture features the return to Osher of Jimmy Goodrich, an expert on Chinese technology and artificial intelligence, to discuss the development of artificial intelligence in China. He will discuss the role of government policy and funding, advantages of Chinese open-source AI models, and rapid industrial and robotics integration. While the U.S. retains the lead in advanced chip design and computing hardware, China is pushing aggressively for chip self-sufficiency. China is also making huge investments in STEM education. Finally, he will address the question: “Is the U.S. still ahead of China in AI development.”
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Jimmy Goodrich is a leading expert on Chinese and East Asian technology, geopolitics, and national security. He is a senior fellow at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) based at UC San Diego, and a senior advisor on technology analysis to the RAND Corporation. He is fluent in Mandarin and lived in China for five years representing multi-national technology companies in China.
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