US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks
BEIJING — The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters, as rapidly advancing frontier AI capabilities reach a global tipping point. The talks, the first official bilateral discussions devoted exclusively to AI between the U.S. and China since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for…
The United States and China are preparing to engage in discussions about AI safety risks during a mid-September dialogue, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the rapid advancement of frontier AI technologies approaches a critical juncture globally. These talks, the first official bilateral exchanges between the U.S. and China specifically focused on AI since President Donald Trump's re-election, will be overseen by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent representing the United States.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, disclosed that Reuters has only recently identified the tentative timeframe for these talks. A spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury declined to confirm any meeting has been scheduled. President Trump and President Xi Jinping are set to convene for a summit in Washington on September 24.
The U.S. is interested in discussing coordination on monitoring AI-driven cyberattacks, and has suggested a proposal to encourage U.S. and Chinese AI laboratories to self-regulate and share data to prevent AI-facilitated cyberattacks, another source disclosed under anonymity.
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