AI Competition and Chip Restrictions Between the US and China

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

Beijing dismissed calls by US tech companies to slow down in the field of artificial intelligence as a Cold War tactic, while the US leadership rejected these appeals.

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

Calls by a US-based artificial intelligence company to slow down development processes and impose chip restrictions have triggered a new technological competition and debate between Washington and Beijing.

Call to Slow Down in AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated that the development of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems should be slowed down, warning that they could pose risks to humanity.

Cold War Comparison from Beijing

The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that global governance would be harmed, while the state-backed Global Times newspaper evaluated the proposal as a move by the US to maintain its technological supremacy.

Stance of the US Administration

US President Donald Trump stated that they want to maintain leadership in artificial intelligence and announced that he rejects the calls to slow down.

Investment and Chip Supremacy

According to Stanford University data, US companies are making massive investments in artificial intelligence while maintaining their leadership in chip and hardware technologies.

China's Alternative Advantages

Despite the restrictions, startups like DeepSeek are drawing attention, while China holds significant advantages in critical rare earth elements and energy supply.