Germany says halting AI development not viable, calls for US, China involvement

Germany says stopping AI development isn't an option — it sees continued innovation as necessary to protect Europe's digital sovereignty.
The government took warnings from AI leaders (like Anthropic's Dario Amodei calling to slow capability races) seriously, but warned systems that could "break out" of tests would create a new threat.
Berlin favors international coordination on AI rules, pushing the issue at the G7 and saying oversight must include both the US and China.