The AI Daily Brief · Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Chinese state media, through an account tied to CCTV, has criticized Anthropic, accusing it of contracting the 'American disease' and suggesting that US AI companies operate under a double standard. The posts argue that the US insists on safety rules for China while its own frontier models develop in a 'distorted direction,' potentially serving as cyber weapons.
“Anthropic has contracted the American disease”
“the problem is that America's own frontier models have already developed in a distorted direction.”
“the quote-unquote control proposed by the US is in essence an attempt to make China accept an order partially defined by American companies.”