Anthropic CEO Warns of Chinese Espionage Targeting US AI Secrets
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that Chinese spies are likely stealing valuable "algorithmic secrets" from top US AI companies, urging government intervention. He highlighted China's history of industrial espionage and the high value – potentially hundreds of millions of dollars – of seemingly simple code snippets. Amodei advocates for increased collaboration between the US government and AI companies to bolster security at leading AI labs, potentially involving US intelligence agencies and allies. This concern aligns with Amodei's previously expressed worries about China's use of AI for authoritarian and military purposes and his calls for stricter export controls on AI chips to China. His stance has drawn criticism from some who believe US-China collaboration on AI is necessary to prevent an uncontrollable AI arms race.