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Beijing called the warnings "fear mongering" as President Donald Trump argued that slowing down would cost the U.S. its lead over China
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China's Foreign Ministry and President Donald Trump both rejected calls from top artificial intelligence executives to slow the pace of AI development, setting up a clash between industry safety advocates and the world's two leading AI powers.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, responding Monday to calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Elon Musk for the industry to pull back, said at a press conference that spreading alarm, stoking rivalry, and engaging in cutthroat competition would undermine global efforts to govern AI and benefit nobody, according to NPR. Trump, speaking during a trip to Ireland on Sunday, also dismissed the calls, saying, "Look, we're leading China in AI... and, frankly I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI, wins," according to CNBC.
