Anthropic CEO Warns Against AI Chip Exports, China Narrows AI Gap
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a stark warning at the World Economic Forum, comparing the sale of advanced AI chips to rival nations to "selling nuclear weapons to North Korea." His comments underscored the strategic importance of semiconductor technology in the AI arms race.
Meanwhile, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis revealed China's rapid progress in AI development, suggesting Chinese firms may trail Western counterparts by just six months rather than years. This narrowing gap was exemplified last year when Chinese company DeepSeek released a model rivaling OpenAI's ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost, triggering a $1 trillion market value drop among US and European tech firms.
The geopolitical tensions surrounding AI development coincide with relaxed restrictions on AI chip exports to China from TRUMP administration officials, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence development.
