The Long Game

AGI Later, AI Prudence Now

Beijing is not on board with the race to AGI, however defined.

Mar 24 • Johanna Costigan

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February 2026

Will Beijing Win its War Against AI Slop?

For years, Chinese regulators have sought to rein in AI-generated content, which is by nature in tension with a controlled cyberspace. Implementation…

Feb 26 • Johanna Costigan

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Which Internet Keeps Kids Safer?

Thirteen years after Facebook's IPO, the spotlight is finally on social media companies' responsibility to protect minors online. In China, the…

Feb 16 • Johanna Costigan

December 2025

Use Generative AI; Don’t Let It (Ab)use You

China’s draft measures on managing "anthropomorphic" AI services, released today, tackle “addiction” to “human-like” AI products

Dec 27, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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Copyrighting, Right

Below is my essay on generative AI and copyright in China, originally published in print in Kernel magazine’s Issue 5.

Dec 19, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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"China" Remains AI Firms' Preferred Excuse To Downplay AI Safety

As people are inundated with AI systems, their risks become clearer. Will "but China" remain a strong enough argument against regulation?

Dec 8, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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November 2025

China Is Beating Trump In The Race To Deploy Real-World AI

America gets one busy CEO; China gets a five-year plan.

Nov 5, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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October 2025

All the Slop You Could Ever Want

Actually, probably much more

Oct 6, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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September 2025

Every Great Tech Hub Needs Regulation

Hangzhou's courts are trying to keep generative AI in line—while encouraging its continued local development.

Sep 25, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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Xi's Military Parade Really Was About History

In our rush to identify shifting global alliances, we risk fast-forwarding past one of the Party's most important tools.

Sep 13, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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August 2025

AI is Not Bringing Another “China Shock”

...and stop assuming young Americans are helpless

Aug 31, 2025 • Johanna Costigan

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Trump's Limitless Transactionalism

Out with economic security, in with "little deals!"

Aug 16, 2025 • Johanna Costigan