{"slug": "u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks", "title": "U.S., China security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for AI risks", "summary": "U.S. and Chinese security experts participating in a U.S.-China dialogue are urging Washington and Beijing to adopt nuclear-style safeguards for artificial intelligence, warning that an AI system interfering with a nuclear command network or launching a military cyber operation could leave either government with only minutes to decide whether it had been attacked. The experts' proposals include red lines around nuclear systems, human control over consequential cyberattacks, and a hotline for incidents involving autonomous AI. The dialogue's work helps inform official discussions between the two governments.", "body_md": "BEIJING – An artificial intelligence system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing with minutes to decide whether the other government attacked, according to U.S. and Chinese security experts.\n\nThe experts, part of a U.S.-China dialogue whose work helps inform official discussions, are urging both governments to prepare for such scenarios amid rising concerns about increasingly powerful and more autonomous systems.\n\nTheir proposals include red lines around nuclear systems, human control over consequential cyberattacks and a hotline for incidents involving autonomous AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks", "canonical_source": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/17/world/politics/us-china-nuclear-ai-safeguards/", "published_at": "2026-09-17 06:14:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 17:54:23.554428+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["United States", "China", "Washington", "Beijing"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-china-security-experts-propose-nuclear-style-safeguards-for-ai-risks.jsonld"}}