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China's had a rough and tumble history, to be sure, but they didn't try to take over the whole world. Just Tibet and Hong Kong so far, maybe Taiwan someday.
I think their ambitions are different, and so are their ethical frameworks. The CCP isn't a governing body I admire, but their people and culture have a very long history of collectivism and Confucianism. The flip side of Han supremacy and cultural erasure is national unity and civil harmony, their version of manifest destiny I guess, with an emphasis on assimilation.
I envision a Great Chinese AI to be in line with the firewall, ostensibly (and mostly) uses to promote harmony via strict control, rather than conquest. Maybe more Borg than Skynet?
Ironically, Russians don't really see themselves as "European".
Ethically, I'm worried about Chinese cultural genocide and stagnation, alongside European far-right nationalism and fascist resurgences. I don't think anybody has much of a claim to moral superiority here, much less supremacy.
I'm not worried about AI developments from either. I think AI is the only chance this planet has at actual moral governance. I have more faith in these models than human government.
It's just an absurd, intellectually offensive statement that I generally think you should feel bad about making.
Note, I am neither Chinese nor European, an explicitly neutral observer.
I'm not Chinese or European either, I just don't believe in some singularly great evil (or good, for that matter). Humans are complex, flawed creatures across the world...
yes because we are not in the colonialist era
That's why it's called a "generalization".
As for whether the claim is fair or not, that's an opinion, but I disagree, obviously.
Source?
The current Chinese dictator does many unethical things, but ascribing the actions of a ruler to an entire race of people is fallacious. Akin to saying that Trump’s philandery applies to all Americans globally. As the other commenter said, China has a long history of studying ethics, morality, and philosophy.
I’m not really a “PC” person but broadly saying that ”Europeans […] are more ethical than Chinese” is a white supremacist statement. I’m not saying you’re a white supremacist, but your comment is.