President Trump, however, has rejected slowing the tech race or sharing Washington\u2019s technological edge with Beijing<\/p>\n
The United States and China have agreed to establish a direct communication channel for artificial intelligence-related incidents, creating a limited safety mechanism between the world\u2019s two leading AI powers.
\nThe agreement emerged from Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s three-day state visit to Washington and was confirmed by both governments. China\u2019s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the two sides would establish a bilateral communication channel for \u201cAI incidents\u201d and launch a formal China-US AI Dialogue to exchange views on the technology\u2019s risks and benefits. The next round is scheduled for November.
\nThe White House described the arrangement in similar terms, calling it a communication channel for incidents involving what the Trump administration now officially refers to as \u201csuper intelligence,\u201d or SI. Neither government has yet explained exactly what would qualify as an incident, how the channel would operate or which agencies would use it.<\/p>\n
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The mechanism had been under discussion before the Trump-Xi summit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed an AI incident notification system during talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York last weekend, amid concerns ranging from cyberattacks and biological misuse to malfunctioning autonomous systems and threats to critical infrastructure.
\nDespite agreeing to the safety channel, Trump made clear on Saturday that he was unwilling to share America\u2019s AI advances with Beijing.
\n\u201cThe United States of America is not going to be putting on brakes,\u201d he told reporters outside the White House, arguing that calls to slow development would undermine the US advantage over China.<\/p>\n
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Asked about closer US-China cooperation on AI development, Trump was similarly dismissive.
\n\u201cI would rather not integrate because we\u2019re leading by a lot,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re leading, you don\u2019t open it up to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The comments contrasted with the more cooperative tone struck by Xi during his visit. The Chinese leader told Trump that although the two countries compete in AI, they could \u201ccooperate even more\u201d and should work together to prevent its misuse and abuse.
\n\u201cAI must be kept under human control,\u201d Xi said, calling for a \u201cpeople-centered\u201d approach and continued bilateral dialogue on risks and benefits. China has repeatedly promoted similar principles through its broader global AI governance initiatives.
\nTrump, meanwhile, indicated that AI had occupied relatively little of his discussions with Xi. \u201cWe didn\u2019t spend that much time talking about it,\u201d he said on Saturday, adding that much of their discussion centered on his decision to replace the term \u201cartificial intelligence\u201d with \u201csuper intelligence.\u201d
\nThe limited agreement comes amid growing warnings from US technology executives and international officials that increasingly capable AI systems could eventually escape existing safeguards or be exploited for large-scale cyberattacks and other threats. Trump has dismissed warnings of an AI takeover as yet another \u201choax,\u201d declaring that \u201cwhoever wins AI wins.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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