As a native Chinese speaker, you will write articles, design infographics, and/or record videos on AI safety topics to distribute on your personal accounts on Chinese social media
About the project
China has limited awareness of AI safety concepts, and this is a problem when catastrophic AI risk could arise from Chinese models too. In this project, mentees should be native Chinese speakers who will create written or video content on AI safety topics on social media platforms commonly used in China. In doing so, mentees will fill in an important gap in native Chinese content about AI safety.
The topic can be essentially anything in AI safety which has not already been covered in the Chinese language, which is a lot of topics. Some specific ideas:
- EU and U.S. AI regulation that Chinese AI companies would have to follow when serving AI models abroad
- Videos about AI 2027
- AI-dubbed versions of AI safety videos
- AI welfare research
- New research from AI safety nonprofits
Theory of change
See above
Your role
See proposal. Mentees will be completely self-directed.
Prerequisites
Native-level proficiency in speaking and writing about AI in Chinese Can communicate topics to low-context audiences clearly and accurately
Application question(s)
For all questions, please answer in Simplified Chinese.
Link to a writing sample in Chinese
Browse https://metr.org/zh-Hans and explain one of the ideas there in simple terms (150 characters)
What topics and platforms would you be most excited to create content on?
Optional: Do you have a lot of followers on Chinese social media?
Optional: Link to an unscripted short-form video in which you explain a topic in AI safety in an engaging manner
About the mentor
I'm Michael Chen. I'm a DPhil Affiliate of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative. I previously worked on the policy team at METR, where I advised AI developers on frontier safety policies. I currently serve as AI Science Advisor at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, where I work on the implementation of AI policy like the Transparency in Frontier AI Act.