U.S. proposes exchanging AI safety alerts with China, Bessent says
Bessent said the proposal would let the world’s two biggest AI powers alert each other to incidents that could threaten national security.
- On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a new AI "notification mechanism" to Chinese officials in New York, aiming to increase transparency before President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Washington.
- AI safety remains a priority for Thursday's summit, as experts warn the technology could pose existential threats within years; Bessent emphasized that increased communication between the world's two leading AI powers is essential.
- Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer agreed to operationalize a new "Board of Trade" discussed during Trump's May visit to Beijing, exploring potential tariff reductions for "nonsensitive" goods including medical devices and energy products.
- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and chief trade negotiator Li Chenggang attended the New York talks, though a state-run Xinhua readout did not mention the U.S. proposal, noting only that both sides discussed AI.
- Experts caution that the Trump-Xi summit may yield limited results due to high mutual distrust, while a fragile trade truce is set to expire Nov. 10, adding urgency to negotiations.
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