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Anthropic CEO Calls US Approval of AI Chip Sales to China 'Crazy'
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called the U.S. decision to allow Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China a national security risk comparable to selling nuclear weapons, urging stricter export controls.
- At Davos, Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, criticized the US decision to let Nvidia sell H200 chips to China, calling it a mistake with national-security risks likened to giving `nuclear weapons` to an adversary.
- President Donald Trump recently authorized Nvidia to sell H200 accelerators to approved customers in China, with the US administration collecting a 25% fee on revenues after lifting the embargo.
- Nvidia had planned for more than 1 million orders from China, while analysts estimated lost sales during the embargo could total $15 billion in annual revenue.
- Shipments hit a snag last week when Chinese customs officials blocked deliveries of newly approved H200 units, and Chinese government officials warned domestic tech company bosses against unnecessary purchases.
- Looking to the broader debate, Anthropic pushes for stricter AI-export controls, contrasting with AMD and Nvidia's warnings that cutting China risks technological decoupling, while the US semiconductor industry leads advances.
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Anthropic's CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.
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