China’s foreign ministry rejects U.S. calls to slow the development of advanced artificial intelligence, saying such warnings amount to “fearmongering” and competing motives rather than genuine global safety concerns. The remarks follow statements from top U.S. AI industry executives, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, urging companies to moderate the pace of frontier model improvements.
In its comments, a Chinese spokesperson argues that “fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition” would disrupt efforts to develop global AI governance. NBC News and Bloomberg report that China frames the slowdown push as an attempt to restrain China’s progress rather than address risks to humanity. Bloomberg also notes that some U.S. executives warn that safeguards are not keeping up and that rapid advancement could create national security concerns, including the possibility of a Chinese advantage.
Overall, the outlets describe the same diplomatic exchange: China contests the premise and intent behind the U.S. slowdown proposal, while U.S. tech leaders emphasize urgency around AI safety and governance as development accelerates.
