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As AI cyber risks grow, Chinese chip expert urges shared ethics standards with US rivals

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Chow, V. (2026, October 31). As AI cyber risks grow, Chinese chip expert urges shared ethics standards with US rivals. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3372807/ai-cyber-risks-grow-chinese-chip-expert-urges-shared-ethics-standards-us-rivals

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-31 · by Vincent Chow

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At an event in Shanghai, Cambricon co-founder Chen Yunji warned about growing cyber risks due to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence technology. He proposed a universal "ethics checker" for AI models from major developers like Chinese firms DeepSeek and ByteDance, as well as American company OpenAI, to ensure shared ethical standards amid increasing global concerns over cybersecurity threats related to AI capabilities.
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At an event in Shanghai, Chen Yunji, co-founder of Cambricon, warned about growing AI cyber risks and called for shared ethics standards among leading AI models from both Chinese and US firms, including DeepSeek, ByteDance, and OpenAI. Chen's proposal follows a series of high-profile cyberattacks that have endangered critical infrastructure and government servers worldwide. He proposed a universal "ethics checker" to ensure all advanced AI systems adhere to ethical guidelines as they continue to develop rapidly.

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🔮 Predicting that AI advances would develop even faster, Chen proposed a universal “ethics checker” that all leading AI models would need to satisfy, citing the systems developed by Chinese companies DeepSeek and ByteDance as well as American start-up OpenAI.
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🔮 A foreign ministry spokesperson did not say if China would adopt Trump’s preferred term for artificial intelligence but respects the choice of the term US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rebrand of artificial intelligence (AI) — and looking to get the world’s other AI superpower, China, on board.
🔮 China’s growing semiconductor self-reliance may explain the relative calm, but looming US measures could put it to the test There is little question that Jensen Huang and Lisa Su, the heads of US semiconductor chip giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), had secured two of the best seats in the house at the White House state dinner on Thursday evening: at the head table alongside the two presidents and their wives.
🔮 More than 80 questions sought to uncover potential biases in the landmark criminal case against the Chinese tech giant Known as voir dire, the process allows the presiding judge and two legal teams to question prospective jurors before the trial begins to identify possible bias and conflicts that could impede their ability to adjudicate the case in a “fair and impartial” way.
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Predicting that AI advances would develop even faster, Chen proposed a universal “ethics checker” that all leading AI models would need to satisfy, citing the systems developed by Chinese companies DeepSeek and ByteDance as well as American start-up OpenAI.
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🔮 Predicting that AI advances would develop even faster, Chen proposed a universal “ethics checker” that all leading AI models would need to satisfy, citing the systems developed by Chinese companies DeepSeek and ByteDance as well as American start-up OpenAI.
2026-10-31 · South China Morning Post
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As AI cyber risks grow, Chinese chip expert urges shared ethics standards with US rivals Cambricon co-founder warns AI capabilities are advancing rapidly and calls for shared safeguards for leading models from DeepSeek to OpenAI asserted
capabilities → grow → OpenAI
Yunji’s remarks at an event in Shanghai come as the rapid advance of AI systems globally has resulted in a string of high-profile cyberattacks that have threatened critical infrastructure and breached government servers. asserted
that → come → servers
Predicting that AI advances would develop even faster, Chen proposed a universal “ethics checker” that all leading AI models would need to satisfy, citing the systems developed by Chinese companies DeepSeek and ByteDance as well as American start-up OpenAI. asserted
models → predict → companies
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