President Trump announced an 'AI Force' after industry sounded alarm, according to a Sept. 20, 2026 Small Wars Journal national security news roundup. The same roundup notes US and China trade teams a…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's essay "We Must Pace the Frontier" proposes a three-step plan for AI governance: ongoing employee-level access for independent evaluators at frontier labs, shared safety st…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington this week with AI and semiconductor competition atop a crowded agenda covering trade, tariffs, rare earth minerals, national …
President Donald Trump announced Saturday he is forming an "AI Force," compared to the Space Force created in his first term, and will soon appoint an AI "czar," according to statements he posted on T…
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's approach to artificial intelligence during an appearance at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, on Friday, calling for stronger …
The Economist published a September 17, 2026 analysis arguing that deep mutual distrust between the United States and China will prevent co-operation on artificial intelligence. The article, which dre…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held final preparatory talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday to work out deliverables for next wee…
A U.S. military analyst used an AI chatbot to interpret classified and open-source intelligence about a Chinese ship in the Middle East, and the chatbot's false conclusion that the cargo was a compone…
US President Donald Trump unveiled a new "AI Force" in a Saturday social media post, days ahead of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying he would not stand by and let "the decimation, or …
China released the third iteration of its AI safety governance framework this week, updating a document that maps AI risks including agent-related dangers, cybersecurity threats from frontier models, …
Beijing is intensifying its focus on the national security implications of AI after what it perceives as U.S. "warning shots," including a recent U.S. ban on Chinese companies accessing advanced AI ch…
China's spy agency chief warned last week that advanced artificial intelligence models could jeopardize national security, shifting Beijing's focus from immediate risks such as deepfakes and child saf…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on the United States and China to jointly build a global framework for managing AI risks, speaking from Cupertino, California on September 20 after me…
China's 15th Five-Year Plan, approved in March 2026, mentions AI more than 50 times but never frames artificial general intelligence as the goal, instead targeting 70% AI integration across six key se…
President Donald Trump announced Saturday in a Truth Social post that he is forming an "AI Force" modeled after the Space Force and will soon name a new AI "czar," dismissing AI risk concerns as manuf…
President Donald Trump announced he is forming an "AI Force" and will name an AI "Czar" to address mounting AI safety concerns while pledging not to "hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Ind…
President Donald Trump rejected calls for a pause on frontier AI development during remarks at his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland on September 13, 2026, framing the AI race with China as a competitio…
A U.S. military intelligence report this spring that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying nuclear weapons components was generated with the help of AI and was "entirely false," according to …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss artificial intelligence, trade, rare earths and economic issues with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York City this weekend, according to a…
A U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific analyst used AI to assemble an "entirely false" intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting nuclear weapon components, pro…