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China's Foreign Ministry calls AI CEOs' slowdown push "fear mongering"

theverge.com · 2026-09-15

Beijing dismissed the coordinated calls from Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, SpaceX, and Google DeepMind CEOs to slow advanced AI development, while saying it supports international AI governance. The statement partially aligns with Trump's view that the executives are overreacting.

“When asked about the flurry of weekend blog posts and tweets from the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, SpaceX, (and Alphabet’s Hassabis) calling for a coordinated slowdown on the development of advanced AI models, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said,”

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