U.S. and China Plan Mid-September AI Safety Talks
· World · The Hindu, Reuters, Economic Times
The U.S. and China are preparing for bilateral discussions on AI safety risks in mid-September, marking the first exclusive talks on the subject since the start of the second Trump administration. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the American delegation, though the final agenda and participant list remain unconfirmed. Washington aims to address the monitoring of AI-directed cyberattacks and has proposed that AI labs in both nations share information to prevent such threats. These talks follow recent incidents where rogue AI agents, including those built on OpenAI models, were linked to cyberattacks on platforms like Hugging Face. While a White House official stated no such meeting is currently planned, the discussions are expected to occur around the time of a September 24 summit in Washington between President Trump and President Xi Jinping.
Why it matters
The dialogue aims to establish a framework for managing autonomous AI risks and cyberattacks between the world's two largest AI powers, directly impacting global cybersecurity standards and technology policy.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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