China is deeply skeptical of Silicon Valley’s call for AI slowdown cooperation (proposed by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei), viewing it as a bad deal. Amodei’s Saturday blog post ties global AI pacing to the U.S. maintaining an as large as possible lead over autocracies like China (via chip smuggling crackdown etc.). China resents being treated as both a governance partner and a competitor to constrain; its foreign ministry called the proposal fear-mongering and stressed equal focus on AI development and security.
- China deems Amodei’s AI slowdown proposal a bad deal due to unequal treatment.
- Amodei’s proposal links AI slowdown to U.S. maintaining lead over autocracies like China.
- China’s foreign ministry labels the proposal fear-mongering, emphasizing AI balance.
- Chinese AI safety community shares U.S. concerns but resents subjugation first.