China rejects calls for an AI slowdown from U.S. tech CEOs
China AI pushback highlights growing U.S.-China tensions over safety and speed See how tech leaders' warnings, market reactions, and governance debates are shaping the race
China’s Foreign Ministry pushed back on calls from several U.S. tech leaders to slow AI development, saying such warnings amount to fearmongering and could disrupt global AI governance.
The remarks came after executives including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk argued that rapid advances in AI create major safety and security risks. Their comments also contributed to a decline in AIrelated stocks on Monday.
The debate reflects growing rivalry between the U.S. and China over artificial intelligence, with both governments emphasizing strategic advantage while also calling for more orderly development and stronger safety controls.