# Bad Influence story: Joshua Achiam argues cutting China off from AI chips could raise conflict risk

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 20:49. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/7151c537-fe36-4713-b0eb-b251a581cee0

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Latest update (11-11 20:49): Joshua Achiam argues cutting China off from AI chips could raise conflict risk

Overview: Joshua Achiam, an OpenAI researcher, says on X that the extreme hawkish position on AI chip exports to China may be strategically wrong. He argues that cutting China out of AI development's upside, as AI approaches recursive self-improvement and superintelligence, could push China toward a hot conflict in the near term. He asks AI safety China hawks to model that risk before settling on their position.

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1. 11-11 20:49 · Joshua Achiam · [Joshua Achiam argues cutting China off from AI chips could raise conflict risk](https://badinfluence.news/items/uwgrkrwp3drko98dcxfr15jke)
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