Anthropic · Chips and hardware · Safety and security
Amodei’s essay asked for more than safety: tighter chip curbs on China and a distillation ban
Amodei’s 3,800-word essay argues that democracies should hold “as large a lead as possible,” that sales of advanced chips to China should face tighter controls, and that training rival systems on American model outputs should be blocked. China’s reaction starts here.
Sources
- Dario Amodei, “We Must Pace the Frontier”, (darioamodei.com)
- Global Times, “Targeting China’s AI: US ‘tech right’ unfolds Cold War playbook”, (globaltimes.cn)
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This story in Turkish: Amodei’nin makalesi sadece güvenlik değil, Çin’e karşı çip kısıtı ve damıtma yasağı da istiyordu
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