China dismisses AI 'fearmongering' as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party rule

Beijing has pushed back against calls for the US to curb the country's development of AI. Beijing has pushed back against calls for the US to curb the country's development of AI. China dismisses AI'fearmongering' as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party rule Beijing hits back after Anthropic CEO calls for US to impede China's progress in AI China has dismissed what it said were "fearmongering" calls for the US to block Beijing's AI industry, even as the top Chinese spy chief warned the evolving technology could threaten Communist party rule. The US tech entrepreneur and Anthropic chief executive, Dario Amodei, wrote an essay published over the weekend that called for a global slowdown in AI capabilities, but also said Washington should actively impede Beijing's advancement in order to keep a technological edge. Warning that AI could give the Chinese Communist party a chance "to militarily dominate democracies", Amodei said he believed "a Chinese lead in AI would pose grave danger for the US and the world".