Billionaire investor George Soros sharply criticizes Chinese President Xi Jinping, warning that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are being used by repressive regimes to preserve one-party rule.
Billionaire investor George Soros sharply criticized China’s president, Xi Jinping, charging that open societies face a “mortal danger” from regimes using machine-learning and artificial-intelligence technology to reinforce one-party rule.
“China isn’t the only authoritarian regime in the world, but it’s undoubtedly the wealthiest, strongest and most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence. This makes Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of those who believe in the concept of open society” Soros said, in remarks prepared for delivery in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, where world leaders, business executives and celebrities have gathered for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Soros said his worries extend beyond China, centering on the fear that “the combination of repressive regimes with IT monopolies endows those regimes with a built-in advantage over open societies.
