U.S.-China AI Safety Talks Focus on Risk Reduction
time.com —
The United States and China are pursuing AI safety talks this weekend, but neither is ready to slow development, leaving technical exchanges and incident communication as the most viable path to reduce risks. The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, while President Trump has dismissed runaway AI warnings as a hoax and China accuses U.S. firms of using slowdown calls to blunt its advance, complicating diplomacy Experts suggest focusing on parallel safety improvements, including model testing for dangerous capabilities like bioweapons assistance, plus a written crisis-communication protocol for incidents like AI hacking or drone attacks, avoiding sweeping agreements neither side can verify