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China Pushes Back Against AI Slowdown Talks, Alleging “Fearmongering”

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 5 developments

The Chinese foreign ministry remarks follow a push by top American AI industry executives to slow down frontier AI development to address existential risks to humans.

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  1. Trump Dismisses Fears About AI Killing Humans, Says Beating China Is Priority

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Trump: 'I'm not downplaying' AI risks

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s ‘fearmongering’ about its AI development

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  4. China’s intelligence chief just gave a revealing glimpse into what Beijing fears most about AI

    Headline from Insider ·

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    China Pushes Back Against AI Slowdown Talks, Alleging “Fearmongering”

    Headline from Forbes ·

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  1. Bloomberg

    Trump Rejects Warnings That AI May Lead to Human Extinction (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump brushed aside warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that the technology is becoming too hard to control and could kill all humans, saying his paramount interest is maintaining an edge over China.

  2. Forbes

    Trump Dismisses Fears About AI Killing Humans, Says Beating China Is Priority (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump’s dismissal comes despite lawmakers from both parties calling for more scrutiny and regulation to tackle such warnings raised by AI researchers.

  3. Quartz

    Trump dismissed warnings that AI could wipe out humanity, saying beating China is the real risk (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The president said the U.S. is leading China in AI by roughly a year, while researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI have warned of catastrophic risk

  4. Gizmodo

    Trump Shrugs Off Warnings That AI Could Cause Human Extinction (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The president says beating China in the AI race is the bigger concern.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    U.S. President Donald Trump smiles after the trophy presentation of the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

  6. Bloomberg

    Trump Downplays AI Concerns as CEOs Call for Slowing Technology (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump downplayed the growing alarm over risks from artificial intelligence after some of the industry’s leaders called for slowing the development pace of the technology.

  7. Financial Times

    Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics

  8. The Hill

    Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump on Sunday downplayed the growing concerns over artificial intelligence's rapid development and its implications for the future of humanity, saying guardrails can be placed on the technology but that the U.S. cannot lose the AI race to China in the process.

  9. BBC News

    Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".

  10. NOTUS

    Trump Doesn’t Want to Curtail AI Development Despite Mounting Safety Concerns (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The president said the U.S. needs to keep up with China on developing the technology “because whoever wins with AI wins.”

  11. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Trump plays down need for AI checks amid global race against China (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    President Donald Trump emphasized maintaining America's competitive edge over China in artificial intelligence development despite growing calls from lawmakers and industry leaders for increased regulation and safety measures.

  12. Fortune

    While Barack Obama urges Democrats to make AI a campaign issue, Trump downplays the need to slow development despite dire warnings (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen.”

  13. UPI

    Trump dismisses calls for AI development slowdown as concerns mount (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed concerns that the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence models present a risk to humanity.

  14. WFLA

    Trump downplays need to check AI development, says he doesn't want to cede edge to China (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology…

  15. Fox News

    Anthropic CEO likens AI fight with China to Cold War, seeks 'disarmament negotiations' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei compared the AI race with China to Cold War nuclear tensions, urging arms limitation-style talks to slow growing technology.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Trump dismisses calls for AI slowdown from leading tech CEOs (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Trump downplays AI risks, saying he wants to maintain the US's lead over China in the emerging technology.

  17. Union Leader

    Trump downplays AI concerns as CEOs call for slowing pace (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    President Donald Trump downplayed the growing alarm over risks from artificial intelligence after some of the industry’s leaders called for slowing the pace of development of the technology.

  18. End Time Headlines

    Trump rejects calls from leading AI executives to slow race for more powerful models, arguing that the US cannot afford to lose its lead over China (opens End Time Headlines)

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    End Time Headlines's feed description

    According to a report from The Washington Post, President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed calls from leading artificial intelligence executives to slow the race for more powerful models, arguing that the United States cannot afford to lose its lead over China.

  19. Bloomberg

    China Spy Chief Warns of AI Risks as US Tech Leaders Urge Brakes (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    China’s top intelligence official delivered one of Beijing’s most detailed warnings yet about AI, saying rapid advances in the technology could threaten political stability and critical infrastructure.

  20. Financial Times

    China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national security (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Beijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the country

  21. Bloomberg

    China Rejects AI ‘Fearmongering’ After Amodei Urges Slowdown (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    China criticized dire warnings about AI’s risks after leading US technology executives backed calls to slow the development of advanced models and warned that a Chinese advantage could threaten American national security.

  22. Insider

    China’s intelligence chief just gave a revealing glimpse into what Beijing fears most about AI (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    China's spy chief Chen Yixin has outlined six major risks AI poses to China, as a heated debate over AI doom plays out in the West.

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump downplays call to rein in growth of AI (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    DUBLIN -- President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America's edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology.

  24. KOB 4

    Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China’s AI development (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities. “Fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance which serves no one’s interest,” spokes…

  25. KOB 4

    China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s ‘fearmongering’ about its AI development (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development.

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