Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns US: Selling AI chips to China is ‘mortgaging our future’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has issued a warning in relation to the US AI chips. Speaking at the Axios AI+ DC Summit, the Anthropic CEO has urged the US government to again consider its plans to allow chipmakers Nvidia and AMD to continue selling their advanced AI chips to China.

Amodie’s AI startup is backed by Jeff Bezos stressed on the fact that US’s dominance in the chip technology is its las strategic edge over China. “It may be the only advantage we have because we’re so far behind on things like munitions, ship building,” Amodei said, adding, “It is mortgaging our future as a country to sell these chips to China”.

National security risk

The comments from Amodei comes at the time when geopolitical tensions are rising and a controversial US proposal would allow chip exports to China, with a portion of the revenue redirected to the government.

While this move from the US government aims to balance economic interest and national security, Amodei feels that this decision could lead catastrophic consequences. “This could control the fate of nations.

This could control the future of freedom and democracy,” he warned.

Clash with Trump administration

Amodei’s sharp stance on the matter of US AI chips has placed him at odds with the Trump administration, which has taken a more permissive approach to AI chip exports than some industry leaders expected.

He criticized the policy shift, calling it: “The single most disastrous national security decision made in this term”.While the other tech CEO’s have agreed to the plan of the US government to export US AI chips, Amodei has emerged as a vocal dissenter, advocating for stricter safeguards on chip technology.

China’s strategic push

The warning from Anthropic CEO is followed by China’s ban on major tech firms for purchasing Nvidia’s latest AI chipset.

Along with this, China has also launched its anti-dumping investigation into the U.S. semiconductor sector, further escalating the tech rivalry.Despite acknowledging the risks posed by AI, Amodei stressed that the U.S. must maintain its lead in chip innovation to preserve its global influence. “Even with the dangers of the technology and the need for guardrails, defeating China in this field is crucial,” he said