China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario
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Frontier risk and geopolitical competition are now fused in US AI narratives — “China catching up” sits alongside “superintelligence risk” in the same briefing. For operators, that means more regulatory scrutiny, export controls, and government interest in your stack if you touch advanced models or cross-border data.
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