China tells US no AI talks until it fixes its own rules: Anthropic has a disease

China has reportedly set strict terms ahead of an upcoming bilateral summit, declaring that productive artificial intelligence (AI) discussions with the US cannot happen until Washington proves its domestic developers follow equal safety, auditing and disclosure standards. The strongly worded statement was published on Yuyuantantian, which is said to be a social channel linked to state broadcaster CCTV that often reflects official Beijing policy. Moreover, Chinese commentators called out US AI developer Anthropic for bad behaviour while laying down ground rules for any future diplomatic meetings.According to a report by Bloomberg, the commentary stressed that both nations must jointly establish the boundary separating genuine national security hazards from regular market competition.China lays down strict terms before diplomatic discussionsRepresentatives from Beijing and Washington are expected to sit down for dedicated talks on AI prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the US on September 24 for a scheduled summit…