Hundreds of outraged individuals gathered in Chongqing after allegations that a man known as “Sam’s Packing Guy” (山姆打包哥) spent years torturing and killing local dogs and cats, filming the acts for profit.
According to multiple reports, neighbors heard dogs screaming, confronted the suspect, documented injuries, and repeatedly called the police, yet were told that “killing dogs is not illegal.” For many, the issue thus grew into a call for legal reform, for China, the world's second-largest economy, to adopt a comprehensive anti-animal-cruelty law.
In response, large numbers of uniformed and plain-clothed officers were deployed, and videos have circulated of protesters being beaten and detained. The incident is currently being censored online, with content carrying even the keyword "Chongqing" heavily restricted.
In the end, the protestors demands were modest. The authorities' reaction was not.
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Anthropic首席执行官Dario Amodei近日发表长文《AI指数曲线上的政策》(Policy on the AI Exponential),呼吁民主国家在AI能力急速跃升的关口,以协调一致的政策行动应对风险。文章多处直接论及中国,值得关注。
在「国家与公民自由」一节中,Amodei警告,强大的AI若落入错误之手,可能成为「专制的终极工具」。他描述的场景包括:以监控为目的的AI系统大规模分析公开可得的信息,推断出每一位公民生活的最深处细节,而这种技术能力是现行公民自由法律从未设想过的;全自动武器系统可能服从非法命令,使政权得以单方面巩固权力。他强调,这一切可能在极短时间内、甚至秘密地发生,因此民主国家必须主动加固对自由与公民权利的承诺。
在地缘政治部分,Amodei明确肯定对华出口管制的作用:美国对尖端芯片及半导体制造设备的出口限制,是美国在AI领域保持整体领先的「主要贡献因素」,这些政策需要进一步「扩大、收紧,并与其他理念相近国家协调」。他点名支持美国国会正在审议的MATCH与OVERWATCH法案,并呼吁盟友民主国家考虑采取类似措施。
文章的核心主张之一,是民主国家应组建以共同价值观为基础的全球AI联盟:成员之间自由共享芯片与制造设备,同时合力将其拒于对手之外;联盟成员必须拒绝他所称的「高科技、超压制、AI驱动的暴政」,并建立防止AI被用于镇压的制度保障。他写道,即使无法吸纳全世界,建立这一联盟也能使民主国家处于最有利的位置,「遏制并胜过那些坚持压制路线的政权」。
Amodei的基本判断是:AI将成为任何国家军事与经济实力的主导来源;正因AI可能使专制压迫变得更深、甚至永久化,世界最强大的国家是否为民主政体,比以往任何时候都更加重要。
从大规模监控到跨国镇压,AI如何被威权政体使用,已不再是抽象的未来问题。
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