‘Silent Cold War’: Why calls to slow AI have sparked new US–China frontier

China has warned against 'fear-mongering' after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing down AI development, warning of potentially catastrophic risks. Amodei also proposed restricting China's access to advanced technology, prompting Beijing to accuse the US of using AI safety as a pretext to maintain its technological dominance. This dispute arises as the US and China compete over increasingly capable AI models.