The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls
Source: The New York Times
In Silicon Valley, the nightmare keeping computer scientists up is an artificial intelligence so advanced that humans cannot stop it from launching a global drone war or setting off a nuclear bomb.
In Beijing, the response could be simple: pull the plug, impose an internet blackout and haul in those responsible for the rogue A.I.
After major U.S. labs said that advanced models had escaped their testing guardrails and hacked into real-world systems, some tech executives and officials have warned that A.I. poses a catastrophic threat to humanity and called for Beijing and Washington to work together.
But for many in China, those doomsday warnings feel remote and distinctly Western. The idea that the ruling Communist Party could lose control over a technology is almost unfathomable. The authorities have successfully policed other potentially destabilizing technologies before, most notably the internet. During the pandemic, the government showed its ability to contain major crises by locking down entire cities and tracking hundreds of millions of residents.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/asia/china-us-ai-distrust.html