Trump prioritizes AI speed over safety in China race

Donald Trump said this week he would not slow AI development over safety fears, citing competition with China, arguing "whoever wins AI wins" in a rationale long pushed by the industry to resist regulation. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who led an industry call to "pace the frontier," qualified his caution, saying the US can only slow down as far as China won't catch up. He has warned against authoritarian AI control and pushed for chip export blocks, distinguishing himself from peers like Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg who view the race economically. US-China AI cooperation talks are set for this month, with Trump meeting President Xi Jinping soon. China has reportedly viewed Amodei's safety warnings as a pretext to hamper its progress, with state media accusing him of a "cold war playbook."