In China, recent warnings about existential AI risks are seen as distinctly Western or as a ploy to stop Chinese AI companies from overtaking their US rivals (Lily Kuo/New York Times)

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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260927/p5#a260927p5" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Lily Kuo / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/asia/china-us-ai-distrust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EVE.h8tG.lRHxbBc3XBI8&amp;smid=url-share">In China, recent warnings about existential AI risks are seen as distinctly Western or as a ploy to stop Chinese AI companies from overtaking their US rivals</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.</p>

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