China's AI chip blitz arms Xi with a message for Trump: 'You can't choke us off'

Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with US President Donald Trump as discussions on artificial intelligence safety ramp up at the UN General Assembly. According to CNBC Technology, a run of new chips and AI models from Chinese national champions has given Xi a confidence boost ahead of the US summit.

The US and China have started talks on AI safety, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing that both sides have discussed setting up a new AI safety notification mechanism, as reported by Ars Technica and Ars Technica Policy. This mechanism would create an open line for either side to send alerts when their country's AI systems pose threats or behave unpredictably.

However, tensions between the two countries may hinder cooperation, with the US increasing export controls to block China from accessing technology to advance AI, and Congress considering bills to cut China off from more chips and hardware. The US Justice Department has also accused six of China's leading AI makers of stealing from US frontier labs, which China strongly disputes, according to Ars Technica and Ars Technica Policy.

Brief written by urgent.news from CNBC Technology, CBS News, Ars Technica, Ars Technica Policy — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.