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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. is proposing a notification system with China on AI, called the "U.S.-China AI dialogue," to give the two countries a mechanism to communicate about incidents that rise to a national security level. Bessent cited growing concerns about the technology's risks to humanity, and the proposal comes ahead of talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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…