Speaking to NPR, CERL Affiliated Faculty Member Michael Horowitz analyzes the state of AI in the United States and China. While American AI programs and companies may have the edge in overall quality, the Chinese competitors may be better integrated into the government and economy. Professor Horowitz points out that Chinese AI models are cheaper and easier to access for third party actors, whereas American models tend to be expensive, not open-source, and closed to the public.

Michael C. Horowitz is Director of Perry World House and Richard Perry Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read his bio here.    

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