Bessent Says US May Discuss AI Risks With China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios reporters that the United States is willing to discuss artificial intelligence risks with China, the reporters said Wednesday (Sept. 16). “The U.S. is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells [Maria Curi] and me,” Axios reporter Marc Caputo […] The post Bessent Says US May…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated to Axios reporters on September 16 that the United States is open to discussing artificial intelligence risks with China during upcoming AI talks this weekend. Caputo, an Axios reporter, shared this information on X with a link to a paywalled report. Curi, another Axios reporter, tweeted that Bessent's comments suggest possible engagement on AI between the U.S. and China.
Bessent stated that they are open to discussions on avoiding shared risks and preventing a bifurcation between their systems, covering both open and closed weight models. Reuters reported that Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on September 15, and President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping the following week.
Meanwhile, there is controversy in Silicon Valley about slowing down the release of new AI models due to safety concerns. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" on September 12, proposing such a slowdown. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in a companywide meeting that his firm was considering a similar approach.
OpenAI Global Policy Chief Chris Lehane mentioned that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have been collaborating for weeks to address AI safety issues. Notably, Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk each echoed Amodei's concerns about AI safety.
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