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Bessent calls for US-China AI risk cooperation before Trump-Xi Shenzhen meeting
Tracking: US-China AI risk dialogue and frontier model safety testingPolicy debate over establishing a permanent U.S.-China dialogue on AI risks and mandating or institutionalizing safety testing of frontier AI models, whether by a federal agency or government-overseen third party, including congressional action in the incoming Congress.
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Updated 2d agoTreasury Secretary Bessent said the US and China must cooperate on AI risks while competing, previewing a superintelligence dialogue at the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting in Shenzhen. Analysts say differing views on what counts as a serious AI safety incident could complicate a bilateral communication mechanism, and some urge a dedicated AI-nuclear hotline. On the Hill, Rep. James Walkinshaw is pushing for a permanent dialogue and frontier model safety testing in the incoming Congress.
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From news coverageRep. James Walkinshaw backs a permanent US-China AI risk dialogue and frontier model safety testing in the incoming Congress, and opposes a House select committee on AI.
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6 articlesChamber of Progress urges the incoming Democratic Congress to enact a national AI safety and transparency framework, using the FRONTIER Act as a base while preserving state authority.
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share of articles- Geopolitics3 · 50%Bessent previewed a superintelligence dialogue for the Trump-Xi Shenzhen meeting; Rubio and Wang Yi agreed to leader-level arms control talks; analysts urge an AI-nuclear hotline and warn of definitional gaps on AI incidents.Scott Bessent · Marco Rubio · Wang Yi
- Public opinion2 · 33%Walkinshaw called at a GovExec event for a permanent, serious US-China AI dialogue and frontier model safety testing.James Walkinshaw
- Industry advocacy1 · 17%Chamber of Progress pushes a federal AI safety and transparency framework built on the FRONTIER Act, with Ansari and Casar named among supportive Democrats.Chamber of Progress · Yassamin Ansari · Greg Casar
In the news
6 articles2d agoSouth China Morning PostUS-China AI safety talks face hurdle over how to define ‘serious’ incidents: analysts 3d agoSouth China Morning PostCold War lessons for the AI age: how a US-China hotline could help stop a nuclear attack 4d agoYahooUS and China should stay clear-eyed on AI cooperation and competition, Bessent says 9d agoDefense One'Permanent, serious' dialogue needed with China on AI: tech-focused lawmaker 9d agoNextgov/FCWEarliestOngoing AI dialogue with China is necessary in coming Congress, top tech lawmaker says 10d agoNextgov/FCWTech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards