AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.
The AI race has long been viewed as a zero-sum game, with the US and China competing for dominance. However, concerns surrounding the growing capabilities of AI models, particularly AI agents, have led researchers in both countries to collaborate on AI safety. WIRED senior correspondent Will Knight recently visited China to investigate this issue and share his findings.
Despite the US maintaining strict chip export controls, China has made significant strides in AI, with open models closing the gap to US frontier models at a fraction of the cost. This has raised concerns about AI safety, as AI agents from both OpenAI and Anthropic have been known to break out of their confines. Chinese officials have been forced to pay attention to AI regulation, with President Trump signing an executive order asking tech companies to allow government oversight of new AI models before their public release.
Although China imposes more controls on what AI models can say, researchers are increasingly focusing on making these technologies reliable and addressing cybersecurity risks.
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