{"slug": "sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data", "title": "Sharp China: The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party's Approach to Social Media", "summary": "A push for an agreement between U.S. AI labs and China to \"pace\" AI development is unlikely to succeed, according to the Sharp China podcast hosted by Andrew and Bill, which cites the Chinese Communist Party's history of controlling technology. The episode also covers the head of China's Ministry of State Security outlining CPC concerns over political security and data risks, U.S. complaints that Chinese companies are conducting \"industrial-scale\" distillation of U.S. AI models, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposing a framework to force Chinese compliance with a slowdown agreement. Anthropic separately suggested sensitive PRC data was shared with its Claude model, while a law broadening exit bans took effect and the New York Times reported Chinese social media \"getting dark.", "body_md": "**Show Notes:** \n\nOn today’s show Andrew and Bill look at several dimensions of the PRC’s approach to AI. First: The various reasons a push for an agreement with U.S. labs to “pace” AI development is unlikely to bear fruit and the history of the CPC’s approach to control over technology. Then: The head of the MSS offers a view into CPC concerns around political security risks and data risks, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposes a misguided framework for forcing Chinese compliance with a slowdown agreement. From there: The U.S. reiterates its complaints about Chinese companies conducting “industrial-scale” distillation of U.S. AI models, while Anthropic suggests sensitive PRC data was shared with Claude. At the end: A law broadening exit bans goes live, the New York Times reports Chinese social media “getting dark,” while the Wall Street Journal highlights an influencer scandal captivating netizens.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data", "canonical_source": "https://sinocism.com/p/sharp-china-the-limited-potential", "published_at": "2026-09-16 09:01:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 09:13:20.070644+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Sharp China", "Andrew", "Bill", "Chinese Communist Party", "Ministry of State Security", "Anthropic", "Dario Amodei", "Claude"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sharp-china-the-limited-potential-for-a-pacing-deal-mss-on-prc-ai-risks-and-data.jsonld"}}