US-China AI Race: Is the World Becoming More Dangerous or Safer?
A top AI safety researcher at Anthropic warns that AI technology is advancing at an alarming rate and that within the next decade there is a probability as high as 10% that it "could lead to the extinction of all humanity." This has sparked a debate over whether the United States should slow down AI development and set regulatory "guardrails"; Trump believes that slowing the pace could cede dominance to competitors. Chinese AI services such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI show that Chinese competitors' capabilities may already be comparable to those of leading US AI labs.
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A top AI safety researcher at Anthropic, one of the largest artificial intelligence companies in the United States, has warned that the technology is advancing at an alarming rate and that within the next decade there is up to a 10% chance that AI "could lead to the extinction of all humanity." Such concerns have prompted calls for the United States to take coordinated action and slow the pace of AI development. At the same time, some question whether regulatory "guardrails" for AI are really necessary. One of them is U.S. President Trump. He believes that if the United States slows the pace of AI development, it may instead cede America's dominance in this technology field to competitors. Chinese AI services such as DeepSeek and Moonshot show that China's competitors may already be on par in capability with leading U.S. AI labs. In this episode of "Asia Specific," BBC and guests will jointly analyze the challenges China and the United States face in the development of AI technology, and the two countries' differences on issues such as AI regulation and development.