Forbes January 22, 2026
Speaking on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos this month, Dario Amodei, CEO and cofounder of Anthropic, said the U.S. decision to allow sales of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips to China was “like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea” and warned of “incredible national security implications” if the policy stood.
Having led technology businesses before researching AI policy, I understand both the commercial pressure to keep markets open and the strategic imperative to maintain technological leadership. This debate demands more than ideology; it requires recognizing what will sustain American advantage.
Sell the chips, and we risk arming a geopolitical competitor with the computational power to match our AI capabilities within years. Block the sales, and we...
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