Sen. Tom Cotton Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Shanghai-Based American Accused of Running Influence Campaign to Undermine U.S. AI Efforts
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Eliana Johnson
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An article reports that Sen. Tom Cotton is calling for a Justice Department investigation into Neville Roy Singham, a Shanghai-based American expatriate accused of using a network of U.S. nonprofits to amplify opposition to AI and data center infrastructure, allegedly to benefit China in the technology arms race. The piece details Singham's connections to the Chinese Communist Party and his funding of activist groups that oppose AI development in the United States.
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A Shanghai-based American expatriate who works hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party is using a network of American nonprofits to foment and amplify American opposition to artificial intelligence
The data centers that power it in a bid to propel China past the U.S. in the technological arms race
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