Trump, Xi Launch Bilateral AI Dialogue After 1 Congressional Hearing

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 2

Trump and Xi said they will establish a bilateral AI dialogue, marking a rare U.S.-China cooperation channel focused on managing advanced AI risks.
One congressional hearing and a follow-up letter from House Democrats helped push the move, according to the lawmaker behind the effort, who called the dialogue an important first step but not enough.
Experts at that hearing urged joint U.S.-China technical working groups to build verification tools, arguing any eventual AI pact must be enforceable and resistant to cheating.
The proposal for a broader treaty centers on five safeguards: pauses on recursive self-improvement and superintelligence, kill switches, air-gapped testing before release, and an inspection regime backed by an international agency.
The push reflects growing concern that unchecked AI competition between the two leading powers could trigger catastrophic cyber, biological or broader civilizational risks.