Western Universities Freely Share AI Research With Chinese Labs: Study
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Summary:
A study by Strategy Risks and the Human Rights Foundation found that U.S. universities are extensively collaborating with Chinese state-backed labs on AI research, coauthoring nearly 3,000 papers since 2020. Leading institutions involved include MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, and University College London, among more than 20 others, with funding from public sources and corporations like Amazon. The report highlights that these collaborations have facilitated the transfer of sensitive U.S. technology, mass surveillance of Chinese civilians, and human rights abuses, including actions in Xinjiang labeled a genocide by the U.S. government. The named universities did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication.
Tags: AI research, Chinese labs, U.S. universities, technology transfer, mass surveillance, human rights abuses, public funding
Source Excerpt:
U.S. universities are “extensively” collaborating with Chinese labs on AI research, which has also facilitated transfer of sensitive U.S. tech, mass surveillance of Chinese civilians, and human rights abuses in China, including what the U.S. government has designated a genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, according to a study published by analysis firm Strategy Risks in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation. The report, released on Dec. 8, focuses on case studies of two state-backed Chinese labs, which were found since 2020 to have coauthored almost 3,000 papers with overseas researchers, including those at elite U.S. universities receiving government grants. It names leading universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Oxford, and University College London (UCL), while noting that there are more than 20 others, with funding from public institutions as well as corporations such as Amazon. The organizations did not respond to inquiries from The Epoch Times by the time of publication.......
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-08-2025 16:50