The Cognitive Revolution · Thursday, September 10, 2026
Despite concerns, Nate suggests that China's rhetoric indicates a shared interest in AI safety and a preference for international collaboration over an AI arms race. He supports this by noting China's publication of research in English and the release of open-weight models, positioning China as a leader in providing global AI public goods.
“Chinese rhetoric suggests not only that they share many of our concerns regarding AI safety and control, but also that they would prefer a collaborative international approach to global AI governance, and would rather avoid an AI arms race.”
“China has established itself as the leading provider of global AI public goods.”