AI Middle Way:  Governance for the Global South 

 

By Craig Warren Smith and Soraj Hongladarom​

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Q: What does "AI Middle Way" refer to?
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It formulates a regulatory "middle way" between the two nations that are #1 and #2 in AI innovation: the USA and China. China is over-regulated; USA is under-regulated. The AI Middle Way seeks to transcend this binary.   Its framework is not rooted in engineering but in philosophy. Draws from from the best practices in AI                                                                regulation and innovation of both China and                                                              USA while creating something entirely new                                                              approach that would end data colonizations                                                              that increasingly plagues the Global South.

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                                              Q: Does this mean                                                    these two arch-enemy                                                nations will set down                                                  their differences?

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No. In the AI Middle Way's framework, they will achieve "AI co-opetition," a term coined by New York Times writer Tom Friedman, in which they will continue to compete fiercely—but they will align on global AI governance.​​ China and USA have both given lip service to an AI Safety coalition, but neither has joined into any formal global AI accord as the...​

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