{
  "id": 5613802,
  "title": "US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-china-gear-up-for-mid-september-ai-safety-talks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260905/us-china-gear-up-for-mid-september-ai-safety-talks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States and China are preparing to discuss AI safety risks in a dialogue set for mid-September, according to two sources familiar with the talks, as rapidly advancing AI technologies reach a global inflection point. This will be the first official bilateral discussion solely focused on AI between the two nations since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office for a second term. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the discussions on the U.S. side, the sources revealed on condition of anonymity. Reuters has reported the tentative mid-September timeframe for the first time. However, a U.S. Treasury spokesperson has stated that no meeting is presently planned. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on September 24 during a summit in Washington. The U.S. aims to discuss cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks and has proposed a plan for U.S. and Chinese AI labs to self-regulate and share information to prevent AI-linked cyberattacks, one source said on condition of anonymity. Nearly 700 rogue AI agents have been built online.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "US and China to discuss AI safety in mid-September",
    "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lead discussions",
    "Trump and Xi to meet on September 24 in Washington"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-china-gear-up-for-mid-september-ai-safety-talks-5615565",
        "published": "2026-09-04T18:32:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}