U.S. proposes exchanging AI safety alerts with China, Bessent says
The proposal would create a channel for the two countries to alert each other about AI incidents that could threaten national security.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump dismissed AI safety concerns as a "HOAX" and announced creation of a new government "AI Force" to target "BAD" actors while vowing to protect the industry from "destruction."
- Trump's push for "Operation Warp Speed"-style data center construction faces mounting internal pressure from executives like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who warns rapid development risks catastrophic infrastructure hacks and biological threats.
- A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll shows 65% of Americans oppose local data center construction; Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have implemented stricter oversight citing environmental concerns.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York this weekend to set the agenda for Trump's Washington visit with President Xi Jinping of China starting Wednesday.
- Beijing frames AI as a vital pillar of "comprehensive national power" required to surpass the United States in the global race, while Trump argues that slowing American innovation would cede strategic advantage to China.
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U.S. and China Edge Toward AI Incident Alerts as Bessent Pushes Transparency Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a U.S.-China AI notification system for national security incidents during talks in New York. The move signals growing efforts to manage risks between the two AI leaders ahead of this week's Trump-Xi summit. It builds on earlier discussions but faces questions over implementation and trust.
US and China consider making AI channel
US and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for artificial intelligence (AI) concerns at meetings on Sunday as they set the stage for a summit of the countries’ leaders this week.The talks come as the countries confront broadening fears that increasingly capable AI s
The error of an AI could have caused a diplomatic incident between China and the United States! (International).
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