US proposes AI alert system with China

Washington has offered to implement an AI incident notification mechanism with Beijing ahead of talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping The US has proposed creating an alert system with China to notify each other when artificial intelligence incidents become serious enough to threaten national security.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the proposal after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday, ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week.“We want a shared vision of common goals and common threats,” Bessent told reporters. “We think that just like any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the No. 1 and the No. 2 AI powers in the world is very important.”The proposed mechanism could cover serious incidents such as AI-enabled cyberattacks or major model failures, according to experts cited by AP. Chinese researchers have also pointed to risks to critical infrastructure including electricity, telecommunications, finance and transportation.The proposal comes as Washington and Beijing have been locked in an increasingly intense race to dominate AI. Trump...