Selling Out to China: Dario Amodei's Spot-On Warning – AI Chip Exports Are National Suicide for a Few Bucks More, By Charles Taylor (Florida)
It's time to sound the alarm on one of the dumbest policy flips since Biden's border fiasco. Dario Amodei, the straight-shooting CEO of AI powerhouse Anthropic, just laid it out plain at Davos: Letting advanced AI chips flow to Communist China is "crazy," a "big mistake," and akin to "selling nuclear weapons to North Korea." And he's dead right. This isn't some tech geek crying wolf; it's a wake-up call against the Trump admin's baffling decision to ease export bans, all so fat-cat corporations can chase a quick buck in Beijing's backyard. From a Breitbart perspective, this reeks of national suicide – prioritising Wall Street greed over Main Street security.
The Policy Flip: From Smart Safeguards to Sellout
Flash back: For years, smart U.S. policy kept a lid on exporting cutting-edge AI chips to China, starving their military and surveillance machine of the brains needed to outpace us. It was a no-brainer – China lags in AI precisely because of these embargoes, as Amodei points out. But now, under the Trump administration (yes, the same guy who talks tough on China), we're seeing a "substantial departure" with eased restrictions. The H200 processor – Nvidia's two-year-old beast – gets the green light for Chinese buyers, marking the most advanced AI chip they'd legally snag.
Why the change? Follow the money. Nvidia's been lobbying hard, whining that bans just push China to build their own chips. Boo-hoo. This is a "significant victory" for them, per Bloomberg, opening up massive revenue streams in the world's second-largest economy. AMD's right behind, begging for clearance on their MI325X. Meanwhile, Nvidia keeps its shiny new Blackwell and upcoming Vera Rubin lines stateside – for now. But let's call it what it is: Corporate America selling out national security for shareholder smiles. Amodei nailed it in his Bloomberg chat with John Micklethwait: This is nuts, with "significant national security ramifications." We're not talking toasters here; these chips power AI that could supercharge China's drones, cyber hacks, or worse – totalitarianism on steroids.
Amodei's Track Record: A Voice of Reason in the Elite Circus
Amodei's no newbie to this fight. At last year's Davos, he warned of "dystopian outcomes" straight out of Orwell's 1984, urging Trump to keep the clamps on. Now, he's doubling down, and thank goodness someone's got the guts to say it amid the globalist schmoozefest in Switzerland. As CEO of Anthropic – a company that's all about "responsible" AI – he's not some anti-tech Luddite. He's pro-innovation, but not at the cost of arming adversaries. China isn't just a competitor; it's a regime that crushes dissent, spies on its people, and eyes Taiwan like a bully eyes lunch money. Giving them AI boosts? That's not "free trade"; it's feeding the dragon that'll turn around and burn us.
The counterargument from the suits? "Export bans are ineffective long-term – China'll just make their own." Sure, they'll try. But as Amodei assesses, the embargo's already a "significant constraint" on their progress. Why accelerate their catch-up for a few dollars more? This short-term corporate win is long-term American loss. Remember Huawei? We crippled them with sanctions; now we're easing up on AI, the tech that'll define the next war. It's national suicide, plain and simple – trading sovereignty for stock ticks.
The Bigger Picture: America First or Corporate First?
This debate exposes the rot in U.S. tech policy: Tensions between red-blooded security hawks and boardroom globalists. On one side, Amodei and national security pros arguing – rightly – that handing advanced AI to a "strategic competitor" is unacceptable risk. On the other, companies like Nvidia pushing to "compete" while we still lead. But compete with what? Our own tech, gifted to the enemy? This isn't capitalism; it's capitulation.
From Breitbart's view, it's time to put America First again. Trump's admin talks a big game on China tariffs and decoupling, but this chip policy smells like a cave-in to Big Tech donors. We need leaders who prioritise our military edge, not Nvidia's quarterly earnings. Amodei's comparison to nukes for North Korea? Spot on – it's that reckless. If we let this slide, we're inviting a future where Chinese AI outsmarts ours in cyberwar, espionage, or God forbid, kinetic conflict.
Wake Up, Washington: Heed Amodei's Warning
Dario Amodei is spot on – this is national suicide for a few dollars more. We can't afford to arm the CCP's ambitions. What's next – selling stealth tech to Iran?
