Xi and Trump Seek Safe AI Without Slowing the Race for Supremacy
TL;DR
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet this week to work through a range of thorny issues, from trade to Taiwan. AI is also on the agenda, with both sides open to talks about safety. Yet they agree on one point: neither can afford to slow down in the race for AI supremacy. Any agreement is therefore likely to target specific risks rather than the pace of development.
Nauti's Take
The US and China talking about AI safety at all is progress, since shared rules for high-risk areas like bioweapons or military AI are still missing. The catch is that both want to keep the pace, and voluntary pledges without verification often carry little weight.
Companies in Europe should plan for a race with no pause and set their own compliance rules without waiting for Washington or Beijing.
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