{
  "id": 5672120,
  "title": "US, China to discuss AI safety risks, cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-china-to-discuss-ai-safety-risks-cooperation-on-monitoring-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-05T00:14:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907617"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States and China are scheduled to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) safety risks and potential cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks during a planned dialogue in mid-September, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The talks, which will be led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, mark the first official bilateral discussions devoted exclusively to AI between the two nations since President Donald Trump's second term began. The White House has not yet confirmed the meeting's existence. The US is concerned about potential Chinese development of advanced AI models capable of conducting cyberattacks and wants to discuss cooperation on monitoring AI-linked cyberattacks. The talks come at a critical juncture as rapidly advancing AI capabilities reach a global tipping point.",
  "summary": "The US wants to discuss cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks and has floated a proposal to ask US and Chinese AI labs to \"police themselves\" and share information.",
  "key_points": [
    "US and China to discuss AI safety risks in mid-September meeting",
    "Talks led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent",
    "Focus on cooperation to monitor AI-directed cyberattacks"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The US-China dialogue on AI safety risks and cyberattacks signals a US effort to engage China on a critical issue, as rapidly advancing AI capabilities reach a global tipping point.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "US, China gear up for critical AI safety dialogue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-china-gear-up-for-critical-ai-safety-dialogue",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:41:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-04T18:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: the US and China will discuss AI safety risks during talks planned for mid-September, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leading the US side (Laurie Chen/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sources-the-us-and-china-will-discuss-ai-safety-risks-during-talks",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:20:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}