Dario Amodei wants to slow AI. China isn’t taking orders
Chinese officials and engineers see an attempt to preserve the U.S. lead; “Why do you always get to define the game — and change the rules?”
China is rebelling against the plans of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow down the development of powerful AI models. Amodei suggested that a pause could allow time to make the technology safer. He proposed measures like banning sales of AI chips to China, restricting remote access to data centers, and cracking down on chip smuggling.
Big tech companies like OpenAI, xAI, and Meta supported Amodei, while others like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and President Trump called for unrestricted AI growth. China, however, firmly rejected the proposal. Officials, journalists, and engineers argue that the U.S. move is an attempt to maintain its tech dominance. The Global Times, a state-backed publication, accused Amodei's plan of being Cold War-like.
The Chinese government has its own views on AI safety, emphasizing concerns about AI's influence on information, relationships with chatbots, employment, and use for cybercrime. While Chinese policymakers are worried about AI risks, they do not appear to prioritize the same "frontier AI" risks as U.S. labs.
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