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China rejects calls to slow AI development, warns against ‘fearmongering’

China’s state-backed Global Times criticised Amodei’s proposal as a “Cold War playbook”, arguing that restrictions on AI development could be used to limit China’s technological progress.

China has pushed back against calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence, warning that fear-driven rhetoric and geopolitical confrontation could disrupt efforts to establish global AI governance.

China’s Foreign Ministry said AI development has implications for the “well-being of all humanity” and called on countries to promote the technology in an open and inclusive manner.

“Fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance, which serves no one’s interest,” the ministry said.

The comments came after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in the development of increasingly powerful AI systems, warning that rapid advances could create serious safety risks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed the broader call for greater caution.

Amodei has proposed a framework under which independent safety evaluators would work within AI companies, leading developers would coordinate on safety standards, and countries would cooperate more closely on advanced AI risks. He has stressed that the aim is not to halt AI development but to ensure it progresses at a pace that can be safely managed.

Beijing’s response is a sign of growing link between AI safety and geopolitical competition. China’s state-backed Global Times criticised Amodei’s proposal as a “Cold War playbook”, arguing that restrictions on AI development could be used to limit China’s technological progress.

Amodei has argued that the US should maintain its lead in AI while strengthening safeguards and has supported tighter controls on exports of advanced AI technologies to China. The issue therefore intersects with wider US-China competition over chips, computing infrastructure and advanced technology.

China’s Foreign Ministry said AI governance should instead be based on cooperation, warning that rivalry and fear-based arguments could undermine efforts to establish a global framework for managing the technology.

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