It’s hard to feel sorry for AI companies when China is giving them a taste of their own medicine

https://www.techradar.com/author/benedict-collins· Jul 29, 2026 · 4:05 PM UTC ·10 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

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Pro It’s hard to feel sorry for AI companies when China is giving them a taste of their own medicine Opinion By Benedict Collins Published 29 July 2026 It's time to read AI its rights When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. But it seems anything which threatens the advancement of AI must be avoided, in fear of that always present and ever dangerous ‘other’.The latest installment of ‘please, dear God, slow down before it gets too dangerous’ comes in the form of Pacing the Frontier. Thousands of staff from frontier AI companies once again pleading for a halt in the development of AI technology.It's all too predictable that the reason from the top for continuing development will be that China ‘threatens’ to catch up.

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▪Pro It’s hard to feel sorry for AI companies when China is giving them a taste of their own medicine Opinion By Benedict Collins Published 29 July 2026 It's time to read AI its rights When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn
▪But it seems anything which threatens the advancement of AI must be avoided, in fear of that always present and ever dangerous ‘other’.The latest installment of ‘please, dear God, slow down before it gets too dangerous’ comes in the form of
▪Thousands of staff from frontier AI companies once again pleading for a halt in the development of AI technology.It's all too predictable that the reason from the top for continuing development will be that China ‘threatens’ to catch up.

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Pro It’s hard to feel sorry for AI companies when China is giving them a taste of their own medicine Opinion By Benedict Collins Published 29 July 2026 It's time to read AI its rights When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It's no secret that AI technology is advancing faster than it can be regulated, with some execs now even saying so themselves.

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