From Fox News · Robert Maginnis · · 2m
Trump's AI race with China faces a control problem
Industry leaders warn AI systems are advancing faster than humans can safely control them, even as the U.S. races China.
In brief
Industry leaders warn AI systems are advancing faster than humans can safely control them, even as the U.S. races China. The AI race with China creates a paradox: America can't afford to fall behind, but racing ahead may produce systems neither side can control. Originally reported by Fox News.
Trump and Xi meet on AI
Trump will host Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24. AI will be a major topic as the U.S. insists it must stay ahead of China.
Researcher warns of crunch time
Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic last week, warning that competition is driving AI systems forward faster than researchers can control them.
Anthropic CEO calls for slowdown
Dario Amodei argued the industry must deliberately slow capability increases so safeguards can catch up. He proposed independent evaluators inside labs.
“We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models”
Industry rivals agree on caution
OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and Microsoft's Satya Nadella all backed Amodei's call for slower development.
“Dario is right”
Is this just marketing
Anthropic is preparing an IPO that could value it at nearly $2 trillion. Some question whether safety warnings also advertise the technology's power.
China changes the calculation
America can't consider safety warnings in a vacuum. The competition with China spans chips, energy, cyber operations, and military power.
We can't pause because China won't
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent captured the bind: America can't pause AI development because China won't pause either.
“We can't pause. You can't, because the Chinese won't pause”
Trump dismisses the warnings
Asked if AI should slow, Trump called the warnings exaggerated. He said whoever wins AI wins, and guardrails can be added later.
“Whoever wins AI wins”
Congress lacks a framework
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected an emergency moratorium, warning that rushing to regulate would let China close the gap.
China accused of stealing AI tech
U.S. officials accused Chinese AI companies including DeepSeek and Alibaba of distilling American AI technology at industrial scale.
Beijing rejects U.S. approach
China's Foreign Ministry denounced what it called fearmongering and warned that confrontation would disrupt global AI governance.
The classic security dilemma
Every lab races because rivals race. Every nation accelerates because it fears falling behind, leaving both sides less secure.
Verification is nearly impossible
Nuclear arms control dealt with physical warheads. Frontier AI resides in software and model weights, making verification far harder.
Here's the gist
The AI race with China creates a paradox: America can't afford to fall behind, but racing ahead may produce systems neither side can control.
