Anthropic CEO is asking everybody to slowdown but Xi isn't buying it for one reason. He thinks it's like the nuclear race and they're trying to slowdown China. What do you think? Here's why Beijing cares. Amodei wants labs to slow down, but not so much that China pulls ahead. So his plan also calls for: → No advanced AI chips or chipmaking equipment for China → A crackdown on unauthorized model distillation China's state-run Global Times says the real goal is to hold back China's AI. In the US, Sam Altman and Elon Musk sided with Amodei. President Trump rejected calls to slow down, saying the US has to stay ahead. Slow down, and risk losing the race. Speed up, and risk losing control