LU Chuanying
Vice Dean of the School of Political Science & International Relations, Tongji University
Current discussions surrounding Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) present several issues. For instance, AGI definitions are predominantly driven by industry and technical communities rather than grounded in academic consensus, and timelines for achieving AGI are generally overly optimistic. Continued massive investment in computing power and chips without milestone breakthroughs will create profound long-term concerns. Accordingly, governments should play a triple role in AGI development: guiding technological paradigms, promoting organizational innovation, and coordinating resources. China and the United States exhibit distinct approaches to AGI development. The US adopts a model-centric approach, advancing through strategic initiatives such as Stargate and the Genesis Mission China pursues an application-driven path, seeking to integrate AI into infrastructure, lower barriers to adoption, and empower industries across the board with AI. These two paths may converge at a certain stage, balancing capability advancement with practical application. Therefore, framing China-US AGI development as a simple binary opposition is undesirable.
