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The debate over how fast AI should develop has just become a lot more complicated. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called on the AI industry to slow the development of increasingly powerful AI systems, arguing that the technology is advancing faster than society’s ability to manage its risks. But China is not buying it. China’s state-backed Global Times has described Amodei’s proposal as a “Cold War playbook”
Imagine spending billions of dollars building some of the world's most powerful AI models only to discover that someone else may be repeatedly questioning your AI, collecting its answers, and using them to build a competing system. That is essentially the accusation now coming from the United States.
The global AI race is no longer just about who can build the smartest chatbot. It is increasingly becoming a battle over who gets access to powerful AI, who controls it, and who gets to decide what is safe. And now, Anthropic has found itself right in the middle of that growing U.S.-China tension. In July, Chinese authorities publicly warned users about Anthropic’s Claude Code, an AI coding tool capable of writing, reviewing, and debugging software.
It starts like something out of a sci-fi movie… but it’s real. Imagine holding a small device in your hand. Inside it?
It was supposed to be a big win. A fast-rising AI startup. A multi-billion-dollar exit. And one of the biggest tech companies in the world, Meta writing the cheque. But now? The story has taken a sharp, almost cinematic turn.
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