# Bessent: US suggesting AI alert system with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks

> Source: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6101437-bessent-proposes-ai-notification-system/>
> Published: 2026-09-21 13:56:39+00:00

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. is proposing a notification system between Washington and Beijing on AI amid growing concerns about the technology’s risks to humanity. The system, called the “U.S.-China AI dialogue,” would create a mechanism for the two superpowers to communicate when there are incidents that rise to “a national security…