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Sheehan says China’s cyberspace regulator listed “extreme loss of control” among its top AI risks

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 15, 2026 · The Ezra Klein Show · The 'But China!' Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race | The Ezra Klein Show
Sheehan says China’s cyberspace regulator listed “extreme loss of control” among its top AI risks
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"China's main AI regulator, the cyberspace administration of China, issued uh sort of a public statement on its top five AI risks. And number two on that list included what they call extreme loss of control, Zidwan Shukong. That's the first time that I've seen that specific phrase, extreme loss of control."

Matt Sheehan says China’s main AI regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, recently issued a public statement setting out its top five AI risks, with “extreme loss of control” listed as number two. He adds that Chinese policy language has increasingly shifted from party-state “controllability” towards “human control” framing in more recent AI documents.

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