China's Foreign Ministry Rejects US Tech Leaders' Calls for AI Slowdown
Asked about Western tech billionaires like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk urging a pause in AI development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun dismissed the calls as fear-mongering. He said AI should be developed openly and inclusively for the benefit of humanity, and that confrontation and hype only harm global AI governance efforts.