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

China dismissed calls to block its AI industry as "fearmongering" after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay over the weekend urging a global slowdown in AI capabilities and arguing Washington should actively impede Beijing's technological advancement. China's top spy chief separately warned that evolving AI technology could threaten Communist party rule.

China dismisses AI ‘fearmongering’ as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party rule By Oliver HolmesSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Beijing hits back after Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/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. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/china-dismisses-ai-fearmongering-as-spy-chief-warns-of-threat-to-communist-party-rule Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.