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SUMMARY:Technological Jingoism and the Domestic Politics of the US-China "AI Arms Race"
DESCRIPTION:All Are Welcome! \n\n\n\nJanuary 9\, 2025 | 3321 Murphy Hall | Talk: 1-2 p.m. \n\n\n\nThe rise of large language models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has popularized the notion that AI companies are locked in a race to be the first to produce artificial general intelligence (AGI). This narrative is amplified by the geopolitical framing of US-China competition\, cast as a battle between democracy and authoritarianism. Layering propaganda atop speculation\, technocrats posit that building AGI first is a moral imperative for the United States because the Chinese government would use the advanced technology to assert global political control. This framing not only distorts the discourse around AI itself\, but also limits the ways information is constructed\, shaping data infrastructures to serve a narrow agenda of economic nationalism. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Shazeda Ahmed argues that democracy is threatened by each new iteration of AI arms race thinking. Drawing upon interview studies in China and the United States\, Dr. Ahmed investigates how certain expert communities have transformed ideological stances on AI into knowledge production practices and policies that sustain policymakers’ belief that maintaining the United States’ global technological dominance is a top national security objective. This framing is instrumentalized to justify anti-Asian xenophobia in the proposed TikTok ban\, as well as the persecution of Chinese STEM researchers in the US; to defer the accountability of Silicon Valley companies that claim regulation will dampen innovation; and to stymie efforts to safeguard society against well-documented AI harms\, including automated discrimination. Yet\, despite how deeply AI discourse has become saturated with an air of inevitability\, international scholars\, civil society advocates\, and tech workers committed to trans-Pacific peace point a way forward and out of recursive Cold War logics. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nShazeda Ahmed is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral (Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program) fellow at UCLA. Shazeda completed her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley’s School of Information in 2022\, and was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy. She has been a research fellow at Upturn\, the Mercator Institute for China Studies\, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab\, Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Institute\, and NYU’s AI Now Institute. \n\n\n\nShazeda’s research investigates relationships between the state\, the firm\, and society in the US-China geopolitical rivalry over AI\, with implications for information technology policy and human rights. Her work draws from science and technology studies\, ranging from her dissertation on the state-firm co-production of China’s social credit system\, to her research on the epistemic culture and knowledge production practices in the emerging field of AI safety.
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SUMMARY:Professional Leadership and Coaching Academy
DESCRIPTION:This program focuses on empowering participants to take ownership of their learning journeys. Instead of a top-down approach that simply identifies problems and prescribes solutions\, it emphasizes collaboration\, responsive listening\, and open dialogue. \n\n\n\nLeaders in this program learn to create an inclusive environment where team members feel safe to express ideas\, take risks\, and reflect on their experiences. By cultivating curiosity and resilience\, we explore participants’ strengths and areas for improvement together. Through experiential learning and coaching\, leaders will learn how to help their teams to develop skills\, think critically\, and adapt to changing systems and environments. This approach not only enhances individual performance but also fosters a culture of learning\, growth\, and innovation within organizations. \n\n\n\nFee\n\n\n\n$2400/participant \n\n\n\nDiscounted Registration $2\,150 until Dec. 2 \n\n\n\nTeam Discount: A 25% team discount is available for eligible applications registering from the same organization with three or more participants. Discounts cannot be combined. \n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline – January 3\, 2025 \n\n\n\nNo refunds 10 business days prior to any event. Please Note: There is a 15% administrative fee on all cancellations. No-shows will be charged the full amount. \n\n\n\nFor registration or Team Discount information\, please contact Nancy Lee Sayre at sayre@gseis.ucla.edu.
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