China rejects AI slowdown calls, pushes for governance and security acceleration

TL;DR
China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed U.S. AI executives’ calls to slow down development as fear-mongering, urging that slowing could disrupt global AI governance. Chinese officials advocate accelerating AI security risk prevention and collaboration at BRICS, while warning that the AI race remains a key battleground in tech competition with the United States. The stance comes amid stock reactions to the debate, with figures like Amodei and Trump weighing in on competitiveness and national security.
- China says AI CEOs' call for a slowdown is 'fear mongering' cnbc.com
- Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development NPR
- China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national security Financial Times
- How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control reuters.com
- China, US Wary Over Calls to Slow AI Development in Race for Supremacy Bloomberg.com
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