Anthropic Urges US to Act Decisively to Secure 12-24 Month AI Lead Over China, Warning Window Is Closing Fast - Tekedia

Anthropic warned the US can still keep a 12- to 24-month lead in frontier AI over China, but only with immediate action.

The company called for tighter chip export controls, stronger enforcement, and blocking Chinese labs from distilling cheaper models from Western systems.

Without those steps, China could rapidly narrow the gap and turn the race into a dangerous near-peer competition.

Anthropic said that would raise security risks and push AI labs to cut safety corners under pressure.