China accuses US tech leaders of stoking fear around AI
China has accused US technology company executives of “stoking fear” around artificial intelligence after they called for slowing the development of the technology. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei also urged Washington to restrict the sale of key technologies to Beijing, ABC News Australia reports.
US statements and Beijing’s response
Amodei said that China’s leadership in AI would pose a major danger to the United States and the world. Chinese state media described such warnings as applying “Cold War logic” to artificial intelligence.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun accused US executives of stoking fear. He said that “vicious competition” would hinder global AI governance and would not serve anyone’s interests.
Concerns of the Chinese authorities
China has set a goal of integrating artificial intelligence into 90% of the country’s economy by 2030 and achieving technological self-sufficiency. Beijing also seeks to become the global leader in the industry, with other countries depending on its technological and infrastructure base.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that artificial intelligence “must always remain under human control.” Chen Yixin, a representative of China’s Ministry of State Security, stressed in an article on AI threats the risk to the Communist Party of China’s retention of power.
According to him, hostile forces and individuals with malicious intent may use deepfake audio and video, AI-generated texts and images, as well as online trolls, for propaganda and cognitive warfare. The article also mentioned risks in the military sphere, social governance and attacks on critical infrastructure. At the same time, it did not consider the existential threat to humanity discussed in the United States.
Proposals for global rules
China is promoting international cooperation in AI and initiatives that give Beijing a central role in shaping global rules. Earlier this year, China established the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization. About 30 countries joined the initiative, none of them Western countries.
At the BRICS summit in early September, Xi Jinping proposed creating a community of open AI and giving countries with less developed technology sectors access to Chinese experience. According to ABC News Australia, analysts believe that meaningful dialogue between China and the United States is needed to manage AI risks, but it currently appears unlikely.
