China dismisses AI ‘fearmongering’ as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party rule

China dismissed calls from Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei for the US to block China's AI development as 'fearmongering,' while China's top spy official warned that advanced AI could threaten Communist party rule. Amodei had written that the US should both slow global AI progress and specifically prevent China from advancing in AI to maintain technological advantage.