Scoop: U.S. open to discuss AI "shared risks" with China, Bessent says
TL;DR
The U. S. is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration has flatly rejected calls from industry to pace or slow down the development of AI, citing a fierce race against China.
Nauti's Take
If Washington and Beijing start talking about shared AI risks at all, that is real progress, since safety standards barely work without the two biggest AI powers. The risk is that the talks end in vague statements while both sides still treat the race as the bigger priority.
Companies building on open weight models should watch closely, because those models are explicitly on the agenda.
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