Lizzi C. Lee is a fellow on the Chinese economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, where she leads its Economics and Technology Pillar. Her research and commentary examine China's economy, technology sector and international economic relations.
DI has documented statements by Lizzi C. Lee on Artificial Intelligence, China, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: Fellow on the Chinese economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute
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Statement summary
Lee and coauthor Simon Hedlin argue that an AI incident channel with China needs enforceable domestic safeguards. They call on Washington to mandate frontier-model testing, establish independent audits and strengthen government oversight, rather than rely on company commitments.
“the US government needs a transparent and mandatory policy for testing frontier models.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Lee and Hedlin argue AI diplomacy requires binding domestic safeguardsAuthorized Asialink reprint of the October 28 Project Syndicate commentary
Why we used this label
The authors criticize reliance on voluntary commitments and call for stronger, enforceable federal safeguards.
Trump backs company controls and outside audits for frontier AI. Critics want enforceable federal safeguards, and the White House now calls incident reporting mandatory without identifying enforcement mechanisms or penalties.
