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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

US attacks on science and research a ‘great gift’ to China on artificial intelligence, former OpenAI board member says

Helen Toner in 2023.
Helen Toner in 2023. The former OpenAI board member says it is ‘up in the air’ what types of AI models will dominate. Photograph: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media

The US administration’s targeting of academic research and international students is a “great gift” to China in the race to compete on artificial intelligence, former OpenAI board member Helen Toner has said.

The director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) joined the board of OpenAI in 2021 after a career studying AI and the relationship between the United States and China.

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