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Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China's AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities

Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China's AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for the U.S. to limit China’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Amodei warned that a Chinese lead in AI could pose a grave danger to the U.S. and the world, and called for restrictions on sales of cutting-edge AI chips and equipment to China.

However, the Chinese foreign ministry said that all parties should work together on AI and that fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt global AI governance. President Trump downplayed calls for his administration to slow down AI development, stating that the U.S. is currently leading China in AI and that whoever wins AI, wins.

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