‘Silent Cold War’: Why calls to slow AI have sparked new US-China frontier
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the development of advanced AI models and restricting chip sales to China. Beijing has criticized these proposals as fear-mongering intended to maintain US technological dominance.
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This highlights the escalating geopolitical tension surrounding AI development and the strategic use of technology as a tool for national security and global influence.
Anthropic CEO urges restricted China access to AI tech, sparking accusations of US technological dominance strategies.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info An AgiBot A3 humanoid robot on display at the 2026 Innovation For All (IFA) consumer electronics and appliances trade fair on September 8, 2026 in Berlin, Germany [Omer Messinger/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 14 Sep 2026 14 Sep 2026 China has warned against “fear-mongering” after the CEO of a top artificial intelligence (AI) company in the United States sounded the alarm against AI advancement and called for restrictions on the sale of AI chips to China.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called for the development of the most powerful AI systems to be slowed down, warning that they could soon pose potentially catastrophic risks to humanity itself.
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