As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with U.S. - Japan Today

• A core developer at China's DeepSeek recently challenged arguments from the U.S. AI industry that the pace of artificial intelligence development should be intentionally slowed. • The developer used strong language, referring to the need to "ruthlessly crush" competition and comparing the technology's impact to an "atomic bomb."

• Only 2% of Singapore organizations believe they can withstand cyberattacks accelerated by frontier artificial intelligence models. • This low confidence level indicates a widespread lack of readiness among firms to handle AI-driven security threats.

• Surfshark's Lead System Engineer recently argued that fears of an AI-driven human extinction are a distraction from current technological risks. • The engineer described "rogue-AI rhetoric" as a marketing move used to divert attention from immediate issues like deepfake fraud and privacy loss.

• French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated on September 16 that calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence primarily benefit U.S. sector leaders. • The minister argued that slowing progress protects the dominant market position of American companies.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union wants to invite Canada to become its first associate member. • EU official Alexander Stubb suggested on June 3 that the bloc could expand to 40 states, listing Canada, the U.K., Turkey, Norway, and Iceland as potential candidates.

• A five-person security team at an unnamed German manufacturer replaced an air-gapped forensic laptop with ANY.RUN’s cloud-managed Interactive Sandbox to manage 10,000 endpoints. • The team reduced the time spent on each alert investigation by 15 minutes by using the platform's visual verdict and process tree for triage.

• OpenAI is proposing a federal framework to manage the risks of artificial intelligence evading human control. • The plan includes independent assessment requirements, stronger cybersecurity protections, and shared measures for tracking recursive self-improvement, which occurs when AI systems independently improve themselves.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she will invite leading AI frontier labs to discuss slowing the pace of model development. • Von der Leyen told EU lawmakers that new models will enable hacking at unprecedented levels and could soon be used by global adversaries.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers on Wednesday that the development of self-improving artificial intelligence should slow down. • Von der Leyen plans to invite leading AI labs to discuss how the European Union can support their internal efforts to reduce the pace of development.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that she will invite leading frontier AI labs to discuss ways to manage the risks of artificial intelligence. • The discussions will focus on coordinating efforts between the European Union and the private companies developing the most advanced AI models.

• European Union leadership has supported a proposal to grant Canada "associate member" status to strengthen ties between the two regions. • Donald Trump has threatened to cut trade with the European Union in response to this specific proposal.