{
  "id": 10199007,
  "title": "In China, recent warnings about existential AI risks are seen as distinctly Western or as a ploy to stop Chinese AI companies from overtaking their US rivals (Lily Kuo/New York Times)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/in-china-recent-warnings-about-existential-ai-risks-are-seen-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-27T11:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/asia/china-us-ai-distrust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EVE.h8tG.lRHxbBc3XBI8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In China, warnings about the existential risks of AI are viewed with skepticism. Some see them as a distinctly Western concern or as an attempt to hinder Chinese AI companies from surpassing their US counterparts.\n\nUS companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have accused Chinese firms of unfairly copying their AI technologies. This issue was reportedly discussed during Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to US President Donald Trump.\n\nThe US claims that Chinese companies use a technique called \"distillation\" to replicate leading American AI technologies. However, some experts, including Charles O'Neill from Baseten, say these claims are overblown, according to The Indian Express.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Is China really stealing AI from American companies?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/is-china-really-stealing-ai-from-american-companies",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:13:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}