DeepSeek kernel engineer says stopping Anthropic controlling AI is like Hitler getting the bomb first
tommos · reddit · 2026-09-15
Shengyu Liu, a kernel engineer at DeepSeek, explained in a blog post why he joined the company, arguing that letting Anthropic control AI would be akin to "Hitler obtaining atomic bomb technology before the Allies."
The inflammatory WWII analogy is the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over Anthropic's push to restrict China's access to advanced AI compute and models. The post has drawn significant attention and controversy on Reddit.
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