OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has cautioned that the United States may be underestimating the complexity and scale of China's advancements in next-generation artificial intelligence. Altman emphasized that relying solely on export controls is unlikely to be an effective strategy to maintain American technological leadership. Experts have warned that if U.S. AI policy does not adequately address open AI models, American companies risk losing global influence to China. Meanwhile, U.S. sanctions and export controls aimed at preserving its lead in advanced technologies like AI appear to be spurring innovation within China rather than curbing it. Additionally, analysts have raised concerns that AI developments could increase mistrust and provoke dangerous actions among nuclear-armed states. Critics have also pointed out that reductions in resources under the Trump administration may undermine the U.S. ability to protect its interests and respond to international challenges in AI and related fields.