A Chinese state newspaper branded Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow AI development a 'Cold War playbook' targeting China, as analysts warned that US threats to sanction Chinese AI firms risk undermining efforts to launch bilateral AI safety talks ▻ ↧ China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold ... An essay by ​Anthropic's CEO calling for a slowing down of AI development may look like a ‌rational statement focused on safety risks, but it is really a "Cold War playbook" targeting China, the state-backed Global Times said in an editorial.