China Launches 16 AI Models in a Month Despite Anthropic CEO's Warning

Chinese companies, including DeepSeek and Xiaomi, released 16 AI models in the past month, defying Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for a slowdown due to safety risks. The launch of an anonymous model, Space Bunny Alpha, on the day of Xi-Trump talks boosted usage on OpenRouter, indicating rapid deployment. This underscores China's accelerating AI race and potential divergence in AI safety governance.