Top American AI execs sound alarm on Chinese models

Silicon Valley and Washington are debating a multibillion-dollar question: Should American companies be able to use Chinese artificial-intelligence models?

OpenAI and Anthropic executives are sounding the alarm about the rise of cheap AI, particularly powerful new models produced in China, suggesting they will lead to a “dystopian” AI future and present unacceptable security risks without regulation. Some analysts who study the AI industry say the two companies, which are preparing for public listings in the next year, just want to eliminate the competition.

The emergence of highly capable, open autonomous AI systems — including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model and Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8 Max, which were released in recent days and viewed favorably by investors and users — has turned the AI race on its head once again. Kimi K3 also was competitive with U.S. models on some benchmarks.

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