U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues
The United States and China discussed on Sunday the creation of a notification system that would allow the countries to alert each other about national security issues related to artificial intelligence.The countries spoke about the need for such a mechanism during a day of economic talks involving Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Jamieson Greer, the U.S.trade representative; and China’s vice premier, He Lifeng.
The meetings took place in New York ahead of President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington later this week, and they were intended to lay the groundwork for potential agreements between the world’s two largest economies on artificial intelligence, trade and the war in Iran.The idea of a new mechanism for addressing A.I.underscores the growing concern around the world that the rapidly evolving technology could pose national security risks.Speaking after the meetings, which were held at the New York offices of JPMorgan Chase, Mr.
Bessent said that the mechanism would be called “the U.S.-China A.I.dialogue” and that it would aim to ensure that the two countries had a shared vision on the goals of A.I.
and threats that it poses.Explaining that the notification system would be activated when a matter related to A.I.reaches the national security level, Mr.
Bessent added: “We think that just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the No.1 and the No.
2 A.I.powers in the world is very important.”The United States and China have been racing to become the dominant powers in artificial intelligence technology at a time when there is increasing demand to regulate the industry because of concerns that it could spiral out of human control and be used for hacking and the development of lethal weapons.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.
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