US, China Unlikely to Reach AI Safeguards Deal as Trump and Xi Prepare Talks
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 23
US, China Unlikely to Reach AI Safeguards Deal as Trump and Xi Prepare Talks
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 23
Summary
Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to discuss artificial intelligence, but U.S.-China agreement on AI safeguards remains unlikely.
Internal divisions in both countries and deep mutual distrust are blocking the kind of coordination AI industry leaders have urged.
Sam Altman earlier this month floated an AI bargain with China as a path for Trump to win a Nobel Peace Prize, underscoring outside pressure for a deal.
The impasse leaves the two leading AI powers heading into talks without a clear framework for joint rules on a fast-moving technology.