China edges US, EU on AI regulation trust in middle-income countries: Pew survey
A Pew Research survey finds that people in middle-income countries express more trust in China than in the United States or European Union to regulate artificial intelligence responsibly.
Why this matters: Trust in who sets the rules for AI is not an abstract poll question. It shapes which standards countries adopt, which platforms they let in, and whose governance model spreads. If China is winning that credibility contest in the global middle — countries that make up a huge share of the world's population — that is a real shift in where AI norms get built. The US and EU have spent years positioning themselves as the responsible alternatives. This suggests that pitch is not landing everywhere.
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