{
  "id": 14380295,
  "title": "Kamala Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kamala-harris-warns-window-closing-for-ai-safeguards-urges-us-china-14380295",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:46:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/kamala-harris-warns-window-closing-ai-safeguards-urges-us-china-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris emphasized the urgency for the US and China to collaborate on international rules and standards for artificial intelligence (AI) during her address on October 14 at South Korea’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Harris warned that the window for effectively managing AI's most severe risks was rapidly closing, urging governments and technology companies to implement safeguards promptly. She highlighted three existential dangers from AI: cybersecurity threats, AI-enabled weapons, and systems that could surpass human control. Harris also stressed the importance of US engagement with China on these matters, asserting that their strategic rivalry should not hinder cooperation on shared risks. \"There is room for cooperation where our interests are aligned,\" she stated, advocating for \"healthy and robust competition, but not conflict.\" Harris criticized former President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies, cautioning against short-term thinking that undermines long-term gains. She praised South Korea’s investments in US industries, particularly shipbuilding, semiconductors, electric vehicles, and clean energy, calling them immensely significant. Harris called for renewed US commitment to South Korea, emphasizing the growing concerns surrounding alliances with North Korea, Russia, China, and Iran. Harris expressed her endorsement of Democrats retaining a majority in the House of Representatives, suggesting they had a \"very good shot\" at capturing the Senate, which could grant Congress a stronger role in domestic and foreign policy decisions, including the conflict in Iran. Regarding her future plans, Harris stated she was still deliberating on whether to run for president again in 2028.",
  "summary": "She urged the US to engage China on international rules and standards for AI",
  "key_points": [
    "Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris urges US-China cooperation on AI safeguards",
    "Harris warns AI risks window closing rapidly, cites cybersecurity, weapons, and control concerns",
    "Harris praises South Korea investments in US industries, calls for renewed US-Korea commitment"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing diplomatic cooperation over strategic rivalry signals a shift toward treating global artificial intelligence risks as shared existential threats that require immediate international regulation and standardized safeguards.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/14380295.png",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation",
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        "published": "2026-10-14T05:44:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Kamala Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kamala-harris-warns-window-closing-for-ai-safeguards-urges-us-china",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:46:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Kamala Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kamala-harris-warns-window-closing-for-ai-safeguards-urges-us-china-14392632",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:04:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}