China's Global Times labels Anthropic CEO's AI development slowdown proposal a "Cold War playbook." The editorial claims the plan aims to curb China's technological progress and maintain US dominance. US lawmakers are considering new AI rules after researchers warned of existential risks. Donald Trump dismissed these concerns, emphasizing US leadership in artificial intelligence. Both nations plan to discuss frontier AI safety risks soon.

Amodei’s essay comes on the heels of an Anthropic researcher’s resignation over concerns that the firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly with AI development.

Dario Amodei says rapidly advancing AI systems are outpacing safeguards and is calling for new measures to “slow the pace” toward more powerful systems.