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China dismisses AI slowdown calls as U.S. “fearmongering”
By The BriefBrief · Sources (25)
Filed: Sep 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: China dismissed urgent calls by U.S. tech leaders to slow AI development, calling the warnings “fearmongering” and part of a “Cold War playbook.” The comments followed an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, urging companies to deliberately “slow the pace” of model improvements and warning against a Chinese lead.
WHO: China
WHAT: China rejected U.S. tech leaders’ calls to slow AI development, describing the warnings as “fearmongering.”
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: China said the warnings were aimed at hobbling its AI progress rather than safeguarding humanity’s future.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (25):
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
LA Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
The Verge,
Wired
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