(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) U.S. President Trump does not acknowledge the calls from U.S. technology companies for greater regulation of artificial intelligence. Trump warned that by doing so, the United States could lose its technological lead over the United States. “Whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins big,” Trump said. He wants the United States to remain a leader in this field.
At the same time, Trump acknowledged that there must be certain rules. "We can set guidelines and do this and that," Trump said. He also called those who warn that artificial intelligence is developing too fast and subject to too little regulation a "negative force," although he did not elaborate.
Asked whether he was downplaying the risks of artificial intelligence, Trump denied it. He said the benefits of artificial intelligence far outweigh the disadvantages.
Before Trump's statement, warnings came from the U.S. technology industry. Dario Amodei, president of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, called for slowing down development so that security measures can keep up. Musk and OpenAI President Altman also expressed support.
But Trump believes that competition, especially from China, is the reason why the United States must continue to develop artificial intelligence: the United States is currently ahead of China and should continue to maintain it.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Opposes “spreading various threatening narratives”
Anthropic President Amodai published a long article this past weekend, in which he stated that the development of artificial intelligence faces dual risks and benefits. "If we do not develop this technology, we will either lose the opportunity for mankind to benefit, or hand over artificial intelligence to authoritarian regimes."
Amodai said the pace of artificial intelligence must be slowed but must still maintain "a lead over authoritarian regimes, especially the Chinese Communist Party."
According to Chinese media reports, on September 14, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was asked at a regular press conference: Some American AI companies claimed that China’s AI development poses a threat to the United States. Guo Jiakun said that the development of artificial intelligence is related to the common welfare of all mankind. All parties should jointly promote artificial intelligence to be open, inclusive, universally beneficial, and good. Spreading various threat narratives, engaging in confrontation and malicious competition will only interfere with the global governance process of artificial intelligence and are not in the interests of any party.
"There are no pessimists" in China
David Sacks, the “technology czar” of the United States and head of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, has also repeatedly emphasized that China has no intention of slowing down the development of artificial intelligence. He said China is not a pessimist criticizing artificial intelligence like the United States.
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In addition, artificial intelligence companies emphasize risks, which may also highlight the importance of these companies. As both Anthropic and OpenAI seek to go public, this could boost their market caps. Of course, OpenAI has temporarily postponed its planned launch this weekend due to the current debate about security.
German industry association: Develop your own model
Before Anthropic President Amodai published a long article calling for the slowdown of artificial intelligence, the resignation of Jacob Coxon, a researcher at the company, attracted great attention. "The developers of artificial intelligence believe that the technology may kill us all by the end of this decade," Coxon, who also worked at OpenAI, said in a post on X last week.
According to the German Press Agency, Rasmus Rothe, chairman of the German Artificial Intelligence Federation, speculated that the warnings issued by American artificial intelligence companies were behind "cold economic interests." On the one hand, they are increasingly afraid of the huge risks of liability and damage compensation, and on the other hand, they are also focusing on the next listing. Lott said that unlike the United States, Europe has a clear legal framework for artificial intelligence, and Europe must invest heavily to develop its own competitive models.
