GoKawiilChina's Foreign Ministry rejects US AI CEOs' calls to slow development as 'fear mongering'
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun dismissed warnings from US tech leaders like Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk urging a slowdown in AI development, saying such rhetoric disrupts global AI governance. Separately, China's Minister of State Security Chen Yixin called for faster construction of AI security risk controls, framing AI as central to global technological and strategic rivalry.
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The exchange highlights a widening gap between US and Chinese approaches to AI safety, with Washington's industry leaders voicing caution while Beijing frames restraint calls as competitive posturing. It underscores how AI governance is becoming entangled with geopolitical rivalry rather than purely technical safety concerns, complicating any prospect of coordinated international oversight.
- China dismissed US AI executives' slowdown calls as fear mongering that could hurt global AI governance efforts.
- China's state security minister called for faster development of AI risk prevention systems domestically.
- The dispute reflects deepening US-China divergence on AI safety amid broader technological rivalry.
Source: cnbc.com — Evelyn Cheng, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “China says AI CEOs' call for a slowdown is 'fear mongering'”
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