AI slowdown plan sparks China dilemma

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says China poses the "toughest dilemma" for his proposal to slow down artificial intelligence development. His plan has won support from major industry figures. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk have all welcomed the proposal. The idea is to pause or slow AI progress to reduce safety risks. But Amodei warns that China may not follow the same limits. If the United States slows down alone, China could move ahead. That tension — between safety and competition — is the core problem. Amodei has not said how he would solve it.