China, Russia and US try to nail down AI nuclear agenda in time for Apec talks
Talks between China, the US and Russia could yield a commitment to control AI in nuclear arsenals as part of a broader agenda on global governance, sources told the South China Morning Post. The three nations have engaged in weeks of back-and-forth discussion to nail down the agenda and protocol for talks between the countries’ leaders on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Shenzhen next week.…
Chinese, Russian, and U.S. officials are negotiating to establish rules for AI in nuclear arsenals as part of a broader plan for global governance, according to sources close to the talks. The discussions have focused on AI's role in nuclear command and control systems, with China offering to discuss nuclear transparency as a compromise to avoid full strategic-stability talks.
A joint statement affirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought is also a potential outcome. Missile-launch notification and human control over nuclear weapons could also be discussed. The talks, which come ahead of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, are seen as a way for China to stabilize its relationship with the United States and maintain its status as a major player in global governance.
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