Lunar Time and the BRICS’s Space Ambitions

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中美两国为制定标准月球时间而展开的竞赛引起了全球关注。然而，将月球时间标准化只是第一步。真正的竞赛在于，美国或中国制定的时间能否有效应用于其他国家可从中获益的太空行动。如果其他国家看到成果，这将确保他们持续认可应用于让其受益的太空行动的月球时间。只有得到如此坚实的支持，被认可的月球时间才会成为盛行的标准。中国最近推出了一项分三阶段进行的计划，将该国的计时系统应用于一系列月球行动。凭借其太空领域的雄心，不断壮大的金砖国家或许能够帮助中国实现其三阶段计划并分享该计划的成功果实。当这种情况发生时，中国的月球时间就有很大机会占上风了。Read more

Lunar Time and the BRICS’s Space Ambitions

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The U.S.-China race to set a standard lunar time has captured global attention. Standardizing lunar time is, however, only the first step. The real race lies in whether any time set by the United States or China can be applied effectively to space operations from which other countries can benefit. If other countries see results, this will ensure their sustained endorsement of the lunar time used in the operations benefiting them. Only with such solid support will the endorsed lunar time become the prevailing standard. China recently rolled out a three-stage plan to apply its timing system to a series of lunar operations. With its space ambitions, the expanding BRICS may be able to help China bring its three-stage plan to fruition and share the fruits of such success. When this happens, China’s lunar time has a good chance to prevail.Read more

The Moon, Artificial Intelligence, & U.S.-China Relations

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尽管中国被美国排除在该国的太空项目之外，但中国正在进行的从月球背面收集岩石和土壤的任务标志着中国太空探索的另一个里程碑。这一成就应该让美国政策制定者思考，采取类似的排除做法是否会有助或损害美国为了在中美人工智能竞赛中确保领先地位而付出的努力。更重要的是，鉴于人工智能操纵的潜在灾难性后果，我们需要一种更好的做法，专注于在全球范围内创造利益，而不是让情况演变成两个国际大国之间简单的输赢竞赛。Read more

The Moon, Artificial Intelligence, & U.S.-China Relations

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China’s ongoing mission to collect rocks and soil from the far side of the Moon marks another milestone in the country’s space exploration despite its exclusion from U.S. space projects. This accomplishment should make U.S. policymakers ponder whether adopting a similar exclusionary approach will help or hurt the United States’s efforts to secure the lead in the U.S.-China AI race. More importantly, the potential catastrophic consequences of AI manipulation demand a better approach that focuses on generating benefits at a global level, rather than devolving into a simple win-lose race between two international powers.Read more