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Tsu is a cultural historian and literary scholar of modern China.

The major pitfall for a ChatGPT with Chinese characteristics are the strict political rules for sticking to the party line.

A few years ago, China appeared well placed to threaten the US’ technological lead, but the advent of large language models is a game-changer. New draft rules covering chatbots, on top of the existing censorship regime, will constrain the ability of China’s tech companies to develop generative AI.

Stephen Roach thinks China is poorly positioned to capitalise on recent advances with large language AI models

The 107th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music were announced today. The winners in each category:

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Mindful of Ray Bradbury’s admonition that books are dangerous because they can lead you to change your mind, a law professor offers 12 books that changed his in 2022. Open up!

This year’s most thought-provoking tomes include Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross’ “How to Identify Energisers, Creators, and Winners Around the World”.

Stephen L. Carter compiles his list of this year’s best nonfiction.

Semester-long lecture series will explore reasons behind the increasing friction between China and the United States.