In this blog post, we analyse how the recent AI 2027 forecast by Daniel Kokotajlo, Scott Alexander, Thomas Larsen, Eli Lifland, and Romeo Dean has been discussed across Chinese language platforms. We present:

1. Our research methodology and synthesis of key findings across media artefacts
2. A proposal for how censorship patterns may provide signal for the Chinese government's thinking about AGI and the race to superintelligence
3. A more detailed analysis of each of the nine artefacts, organised by type: Mainstream Media, Forum Discussion, Bilibili (Chinese Youtube) Videos, Personal Blogs.

Methodology We conducted a comprehensive search across major Chinese-language platforms–including news outlets, video platforms, forums, microblogging sites, and personal blogs–to collect the media featured in this report. We supplemented this with Deep Research to identify additional sites mentioning AI 2027. Our analysis focuses primarily on content published in the first few days (4-7 April) following the report's release. More media [...]

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Outline:

(00:58) Methodology

(01:36) Summary

(02:48) Censorship as Signal

(07:29) Analysis

(07:53) Mainstream Media

(07:57) English Title: Doomsday Timeline is Here! Former OpenAI Researcher's 76-page Hardcore Simulation: ASI Takes Over the World in 2027, Humans Become NPCs

(10:27) Forum Discussion

(10:31) English Title: What do you think of former OpenAI researcher's AI 2027 predictions?

(13:34) Bilibili Videos

(13:38) English Title: \[AI 2027\] A mind-expanding wargame simulation of artificial intelligence competition by a former OpenAI researcher

(15:24) English Title: Predicting AI Development in 2027

(17:13) Personal Blogs

(17:16) English Title: Doomsday Timeline: AI 2027 Depicts the Arrival of Superintelligence and the Fate of Humanity Within the Decade

(18:30) English Title: AI 2027: Expert Predictions on the Artificial Intelligence Explosion

(21:57) English Title: AI 2027: A Science Fiction Article

(23:16) English Title: Will AGI Take Over the World in 2027?

(25:46) English Title: AI 2027 Prediction Report: AI May Fully Surpass Humans by 2027

(27:05) Acknowledgements

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First published:
April 30th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JW7nttjTYmgWMqBaF/early-chinese-language-media-coverage-of-the-ai-2027-report

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