Shaoshan Liu

Shaoshan Liu

Dr Shaoshan Liu is director of embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS). He is an agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum and a member of ACM Technology Policy Committee. His educational background includes a PhD in computer engineering from U.C. Irvine, and a master of public administration from Harvard Kennedy School.
Dr Shaoshan Liu is director of embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS). He is an agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum and a member of ACM Technology Policy Committee. His educational background includes a PhD in computer engineering from U.C. Irvine, and a master of public administration from Harvard Kennedy School.
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Opinion | How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race

Rather than copy the research-focused models of Beijing and Shanghai, the tech hub must leverage its industrial depths to become a premier lab for experimentation and deployment.

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Warnings that AI-driven wealth concentration could trigger economic collapse overlook the state’s role – governments can renegotiate the social contract to preserve stability.

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Expect Beijing and Washington to repeat a familiar pattern every time the other side achieves a breakthrough or an edge in market dominance.

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Thanks to the Greater Bay Area’s tech champions Huawei, BYD, Tencent and DJI, China commands nearly 40 per cent of the global supply chain for embodied AI.

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Wuxi’s evolution from an industrial hub to an epicentre of technological innovation offers other local governments a prime example of how to employ a unique blend of public and private sector integration to promote regional economic development.

ChatGPT has pushed AI to a commercial tipping point, just as tech lay-offs push thousands into the market for start-ups, with the potential to revolutionise our lives. But to enjoy this bright AI-powered future, regulation urgently needs to catch up.

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