{"id":22210,"date":"2026-09-20T09:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=22210"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:39:45","slug":"ai-warning-shots-focus-beijing-on-national-security-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=22210","title":{"rendered":"AI &#8216;warning shots&#8217; focus Beijing on national security risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": 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style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>While AI researchers in the United States fret over out-of-control superintelligence wiping out humanity, Chinese policymakers have until now been more focused on immediate risks, from deepfakes to child safety.<\/p>\n<p>But the alarming hacking ability of top artifical intelligence models is leading Beijing to see the dangers in a new light, with the spy agency chief warning this week that the technology could jeopardise national security.<\/p>\n<p>The potential vulnerability of Chinese mega-app WeChat was also revealed recently when a small team of programmers in California said it had used AI to build a cyberattack \u201cworm\u201d that, if unleashed, could easily compromise millions of WeChat accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are more similarities than differences when it comes to AI safety issues\u201d in China and the United States, said Kevin Xu, founder of US-based technology hedge fund Interconnected Capital.<\/p>\n<p>But unlike in America, these \u201cdon\u2019t get litigated or go viral in public in China\u201d, Xu told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the cybersecurity impact of AI agent bots acting without human oversight \u201cwould rank very high among the Chinese government\u2019s biggest concerns\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the topic grabs global headlines, the pressure is on for President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump to discuss tackling the AI threats to both countries at in-person talks on Thursday \u2014 despite their rivalry in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Both powers are \u201cdeveloping a more realistic and shared understanding of these risks, thereby heightening the sense of urgency\u201d to work together, Sun Chenghao of Tsinghua University\u2019s Center for International Security and Strategy told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Cooperation on shared safety evaluations for AI models or alert systems when crises emerge might be undermined by the fierce competition, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re leading China in AI\u2026 and frankly I want to keep it that way,\u201d Trump said when asked about calls from top US labs for a coordinated slowdown of their cutting-edge work.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sun said, \u201cChina is concerned that \u2018security\u2019 may be used as a tool to restrict its technological development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Vulnerable position\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>A stark warning of the existential threat posed by self-improving future AI systems, posted Monday on X by a researcher resigning from US startup Anthropic, has fuelled debate worldwide over how the technology should be governed.<\/p>\n<p>China is already actively regulating how it is used, such as by prohibiting the creation of an AI-generated avatar in someone\u2019s likeness without their consent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChinese AI policy focuses more on real, present-day harms to society and people,\u201d said Brian Tse, CEO at Concordia AI, a Beijing-based consultancy focused on AI safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeijing treats AI as a general-purpose technology \u2014 not a \u2018god-in-a-box\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It sees it as \u201csomething closer to electricity or the automobile: enormously beneficial for society and industry, but ultimately manageable through regulation\u201d, Tse said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201crecent AI capability jumps, high-profile incidents acting as \u2018warning shots\u2019, and a worrying pace of AI development through automation\u201d had all pushed the technology up the list of priorities.<\/p>\n<p>On the streets of Shanghai, AFP found a mix of concern and pragmatism about AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, no new technology develops completely smoothly,\u201d said 42-year-old Xie Zongbo.<\/p>\n<p>He said news of the cyberattack \u201cworm\u201d that could hack into WeChat may in fact be \u201ca good thing: identifying the issue, solving it, and patching the loophole ultimately benefits the advancement of cybersecurity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There was also broad support for 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