{
  "id": 7244170,
  "title": "China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tactic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/china-state-newspaper-blasts-anthropics-calls-to-slow-ai-as-cold-war",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T04:25:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/china-state-newspaper-blasts-anthropics-calls-to-slow-ai-as-cold-war-tactic/articleshow/134232273.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The state-run Global Times, a China newspaper, criticized Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei for his calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The newspaper suggested that Amodei's stance is a tactic reminiscent of the Cold War era. In an essay published on Saturday, Amodei proposed a framework to pace the advancement of frontier AI models, increase safety safeguards, and urge the U.S. to tighten chip export controls on China while tackling alleged model distillation by Chinese AI labs. Amodei confessed that the most challenging aspect of his proposal was dealing with potential resistance from China and other hostile nations. The Global Times argued that Amodei's aim was to hinder China's AI progress through technological barriers and regulatory dominance, promote U.S. technological supremacy, and prevent China from participating in the global AI governance system. The newspaper deemed this approach hypocritical and shortsighted, claiming that denying China access to global AI innovation would substantially heighten the expenses and risks of AI development globally. Recent warnings from two Anthropic researchers about AI's potential to cause human extinction have prompted U.S. lawmakers to push for stricter AI regulations. President Trump dismissed calls to slow AI development, claiming that the U.S. is already ahead of China in AI and that leading in this field is crucial for the nation's dominance. Discussions on AI safety risks are scheduled for mid-September, and the topic is expected to be raised during the upcoming summit between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping on September 24.",
  "summary": "In the essay published on Saturday and later endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Dario Amodei outlined a framework to pace the development of frontier AI model capabilities and create more time to manage mounting safety risks.",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slowing AI development",
    "Global Times criticizes Amodei's stance as Cold War tactic",
    "Critics claim Amodei aims to hinder China's AI progress"
  ],
  "editors_take": "China's criticism of Anthropic's CEO reveals a clash over AI governance, with the US seeking to restrict China's access to AI innovation and China accusing the US of promoting its own technological supremacy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "How China Is Responding to Calls to Rein in AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/how-china-is-responding-to-calls-to-rein-in-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-14T03:15:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tactic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/china-state-newspaper-blasts-anthropics-calls-to-slow-ai-as-cold-war-7246387",
        "published": "2026-09-14T04:30:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCentral",
        "title": "Beijing accuses Anthropic CEO of waging an AI ‘Cold War’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/beijing-accuses-anthropic-ceo-of-waging-an-ai-cold-war",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:10:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "China calls Anthropic CEO’s AI slowdown proposal ‘cold war playbook’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/china-calls-anthropic-ceos-ai-slowdown-proposal-cold-war-playbook",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:39:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}