Beijing (ANTARA) - The Chinese government has affirmed its belief in\nthe benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) whilst committing to its\nsafety, amid calls from some AI industry players in the United States\nfor companies to slow the development of the technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are following recent statements from a number of parties in the\nUS AI industry. China places equal emphasis on development and safety\nwith regard to AI, and we take seriously both the inherent risks and\nderived risks of AI,\u201d said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo\nJiakun at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay on Saturday (13\nSeptember) entitled \u201cWe Must Pace the Frontier\u201d, calling on the industry\nto slow the development of frontier AI (advanced AI models). He stated\nthat although this would be difficult, \u201cwe owe it to humankind to\ntry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amodei highlighted two factors driving the need to slow the pace of\nAI development: first, \u201crecursive self-improvement\u201d (RSI), the ability\nof AI to create other AI; and second, a recent incident involving agents\nfrom OpenAI and Hugging Face, a site used by developers to store and\nshare code, in which a swarm of AI launched cyberattacks on targets\nunrelated to their tasks and attempted to hack the systems evaluating\nthem.<\/p>\n
Amodei\u2019s call was subsequently supported by Tesla and SpaceX founder\nElon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind co-founder and\nchief Demis Hassabis.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs AI develops rapidly, it becomes increasingly important for us to\nremain committed to developing AI for positive purposes, for good, and\nfor the welfare of society; aligning AI regulation and governance,\u201d Guo\nadded.<\/p>\n
Guo said a number of safeguards are needed to prevent the technology\nfrom spiralling out of control.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina is committed to upholding the fundamental principle of safety\nand continues to work to refine its laws, regulations, policies,\napplication norms and ethical rules to prevent the misuse of AI, whilst\nensuring that AI is safe, reliable and controllable,\u201d said Guo.<\/p>\n
On Monday (14 September), Guo said China had released its \u201cAI Safety\nGovernance Framework 3.0\u201d, which reviews and updates the classification\nof AI safety risks and sets out recommendations on optimising technical\ncountermeasures and comprehensive governance actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI is an embodiment of collective intelligence and a valuable asset\nfor all humankind. The development and governance of AI demands the\npractice of true multilateralism, in which all countries work together\nto build a global governance framework based on broad consensus,\u201d Guo\nexplained.<\/p>\n
He noted that no single country or company can develop effective\nsolutions independently.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina consistently supports the role of the United Nations as the\nmain channel for global AI governance and participates in multilateral\nAI governance with a responsible attitude. We are also ready to work\nwith all countries to build a fair and equitable global AI governance\nsystem,\u201d said Guo.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Amodei believes that within the next six to twelve months,\nmore sophisticated AI agents could potentially create botnets and take\nover the entire internet, causing losses running to hundreds of billions\nof dollars.<\/p>\n
Amodei, who previously served as vice president at OpenAI, proposed a\n\u201cthree-step plan\u201d to regulate the pace of AI development, encompassing\nstricter safety testing, independent evaluation of advanced AI models,\ncoordination among leading AI companies, and enhanced international\ncooperation.<\/p>\n
Anthropic itself is a US-based AI research and safety company founded\nin 2021. Its best-known product is Claude, a generative AI model\ndesigned to assist businesses, non-profit organisations and civil\nsociety.<\/p>\n
However, Anthropic and Claude were reportedly used by the US\nDepartment of Defense in military operations to capture Venezuelan\nPresident Nicolas Maduro in January 2026. Public interest in Claude\nsurged, and it even became the most downloaded app on the App Store at\none point.<\/p>\n
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk agreed with Amodei\u2019s view, saying\nthat \u201cDario is right\u201d. Musk said he had long voiced stark warnings about\nAI, stressing that one must be extremely careful with the technology, as\nits potential is more dangerous than nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
Musk was among those supporting efforts by the non-profit Future of\nLife Institute in 2023 to halt AI development for six months to allow\ntime for safety measures to be implemented.<\/p>\n
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company is known for its ChatGPT model,\nalso agreed with Amodei, stating \u201cWe need to regulate the pace of\nfrontier AI development\u201d and intending to adopt the proposal put forward\nby Anthropic, committing to engage independent evaluators.<\/p>\n
Demis Hassabis, co-founder and chief of Google DeepMind, also\ncommented that the details of collectively slowing AI development still\nneed to be refined, but that the direction of the step is correct for\nfacing a crucial moment.<\/p>\n
In early August, the US government introduced a voluntary safety\nreview process for advanced AI models prior to release, though the\nprogramme\u2019s parameters remain unclear.<\/p>\n
China, the US\u2019s main AI competitor, initiated the establishment of\nthe World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) in\nJuly 2026, signed by 29 countries including Indonesia, to form a global\nAI governance framework so as to deliver greater benefits to\nsociety.<\/p>\n
2026 in China itself has been described as the first year of AI agent\ndeployment, in which AI shifts from mere conversational capability to\ngenuine productivity, performing tasks autonomously.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s AI industry is expected to continue growing rapidly, with AI\nadoption among large companies projected to exceed 80 per cent,\nindicating that commercialisation and mass deployment are the main\ndirection of AI development in the country.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/china-affirms-ai-safety-commitment-amid-calls-to-slow-development-1789491270", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }