AI Safety Push Sparks Demand for Watchdog Groups, China’s View of AI Safety, Compute’s Down Payment

The Information's Rocket Drew talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about AI safety watchdog independence. We also talk with Tech Buzz China Founder Rui Ma about China's perspective on AI safety and Arcee AI Co-Founder and CEO Mark McQuade about open weight AI models in the US vs China. Lastly, we get into AI compute debt financing with The Information Senior Editor Meredith Mazzilli.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-safety-push-sparks-demand-watchdog-groups-critics-doubt-independencehttps://www.theinformation.com/briefings/coreweave-prices-3-7-billion-convertible-bond-offeringSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Are AI Safety Watchdog Groups Truly Independent?24:13 - China’s View on AI Safety & US-China VC Decoupling36:15 - Arcee AI CEO Mark McQuade on Open Weight Models47:44 - The Debt Financing Behind the AI Compute Buildout