{
  "id": 7552156,
  "title": "DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Nazi Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/deepseek-ai-engineer-slams-anthropic-openai-over-pacing-calls-invokes",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:30:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Tech",
    "slug": "scmp-tech",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3367605/deepseek-ai-engineer-slams-anthropic-openai-over-pacing-calls-invokes-nazi-germany"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A DeepSeek AI engineer has criticized the leading US artificial intelligence firms Anthropic and OpenAI, warning of potential monopolization in the field and invoking parallels to the Nazi concentration of resources. Liu Shengyu, a DeepSeek engineer, expressed distrust for Anthropic and OpenAI's closed-source approach, favoring open-source models. He cautioned that such concentration could hinder social mobility and called for the fostering of open and affordable artificial intelligence systems. The engineer's comments come in the context of a growing debate in China over US industry leaders' calls for a slowed pace of AI development amid safety concerns, potentially to be discussed during President Xi Jinping's expected meeting with US President Donald Trump on September 24. Both Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have endorsed the idea of \"pacing\" AI development. However, US President Trump dismissed these calls, asserting that restrictions on American AI development would benefit China. The debate has impacted financial markets, with US technology stocks declining due to investors' concerns over potential slowing AI development.",
  "summary": "A DeepSeek engineer has issued a stark warning about the potential concentration of advanced artificial intelligence and resources in proprietary US developers Anthropic and OpenAI, intensifying a growing debate in China over calls by US industry leaders to “pace” AI development amid safety concerns. The comments preceded an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "A DeepSeek engineer's viral post on talent, power, and humanity is a rare snapshot of work at China's frontier AI labs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/a-deepseek-engineers-viral-post-on-talent-power-and-humanity-is-a",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:39:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Nazi Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/deepseek-ai-engineer-slams-anthropic-openai-over-pacing-calls-invokes-7552749",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:30:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Employee of China's DeepSeek, writes a 'sentimental letter' on AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/employee-of-chinas-deepseek-writes-a-sentimental-letter-on-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:32:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}