DeepSeek engineer warns US AI concentration, invokes Nazi Germany ahead of Xi-Trump meet

A DeepSeek engineer publicly criticized US AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI, framing their calls for AI 'pacing' as a bid to concentrate power, and invoked Nazi Germany—an unusually sharp escalation in China's AI discourse. The remarks come ahead of a Xi-Trump meeting on September 24 where AI safety may be discussed, signaling potential hardening of China's stance on US-led AI governance. The claim is an individual opinion, not official policy, but reflects growing Sino-US AI rivalry.