China Spy Chief Warns of AI Risks as US Tech Leaders Urge Brakes
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When China’s top intelligence official publicly warns that AI could threaten political stability and critical infrastructure, AI risk moves from think-tank debate to core state security doctrine. Cross-border AI deployments—especially in infra, comms, and finance—should now be modeled against more assertive national security interventions on both sides.
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