China's Spy Chief Warns of National Security Risks From AI
Chen Yixin said hostile forces are using generative AI to spread false information and threaten political, institutional and ideological security.
- On Sunday, Minister of State Security Chen Yixin warned that "hostile forces" are abusing generative AI to "fabricate political rumors and spread harmful information," directly threatening China's political and ideological security.
- Chen singled out Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 for advanced hacking capabilities, claiming foreign intelligence agencies use these tools to "pose serious risks to China's critical information infrastructure."
- The US-Iran war demonstrated AI's role in military advantage, Chen noted, while he called AI the "main battleground for global technological competition" requiring China to "ensure independent control of key core technologies."
- Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump in Washington this month, with AI governance and safety set to be central topics as calls mount for greater technology oversight.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned on Saturday of the "reckless" speed of AI development, a concern shared by OpenAI boss Sam Altman and other tech leaders calling for slowing technological advances.
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China’s spy chief warns of national security risks from AI
“Foreign intelligence agencies are deeply using technologies such as intelligent web crawlers, intelligent data mining, and intelligent profiling analysis to extensively collect and acquire sensitive information such as key national data, trade secrets, and citizens' personal privacy,” Minister of State Security Chen Yixin wrote in an article
"A hostile forces" are abusing generational artificial intelligence technologies to "manufacture political rumours and disseminate harmful information," State Security Minister Chen Yixin wrote in an article published on the Internet this Sunday. "They launch wars of public opinion and cognitive wars against China, directly threatening our political, institutional and ideological security," he said.
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China's spy chief warns of national security risks from AI
The head of China's spy agency has warned that artificial intelligence endangers the country's national security, with foreign powers potentially using the technology to threaten social order. "Foreign intelligence agencies are deeply using technologies such as intelligent web crawlers, intelligent data mining, and intelligent profiling analysis to extensively collect and acquire sensitive information such as key national data, trade secrets, an…
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