US hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead

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The US government is intensifying its stance on artificial intelligence toward China, introducing new export controls while collaborating with US AI firms to maintain technological leadership. Anthropic executives highlight a six-to-nine-month lead over Chinese competitors amid allegations of unauthorized practices by Chinese companies.

Washington is moving to strengthen its artificial intelligence posture towards China, with lawmakers advancing new export control bills and the Trump administration deepening cooperation with leading US AI firms as concerns grow that Beijing is rapidly closing the technological gap. A senior Anthropic executive said on Wednesday that the United States holds a six-to-nine-month lead in frontier AI models over Chinese competitors, while accusing Chinese companies of using unauthorised...