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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.

AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

The AI race has long been characterized as a zero-sum game. Either the United States or China will emerge victorious. However, as concerns grow over the increasing capabilities of AI models, particularly AI agents, researchers in both nations are collaborating on AI safety. During a visit to China this summer, researcher Zoë Schiffer spoke with WIRED senior writer Will Knight about his observations and the potential for cooperation between the two countries to avert a major AI catastrophe.

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