WIRED: Why China Isn't Buying Silicon Valley's Call for an AI Slowdown
kevinsxu · x · 2026-09-17
- WIRED's Louise Matsakis analyzes why China rejects Dario Amodei's "We Must Pace the Frontier" proposal for globally slowing frontier AI development.
- Silicon Valley leaders have shifted from "AI arms race" rhetoric to urging US-China cooperation on slowing AI; Amodei argues global pacing requires China's buy-in.
- Beijing and Chinese AI firms don't deny AI risks but see the deal as bad: it asks China to accept restrictions first to cement US advantages. Kevin Xu of Interconnected Capital notes China's AI safety community shares many lab concerns, but China will only negotiate from a position of equality.
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