What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?

The United States wants a new “notification mechanism” with China to warn each other when an artificial intelligence incident becomes serious enough to threaten national security.The proposal, effectively an “AI hotline”, was discussed on Sunday during talks in New York between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, ahead of a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Doomsday AI: panic, regulation and the China fearlist 2 of 3Australia seeks big tech support for internet safety, AI regulationlist 3 of 3Trump says he will create ‘AI Force’ with new ‘AI czar’end of listThe two leaders are expected to consider establishing a broader US-China dialogue on AI, including the proposed notification system, around which details remain limited.The initiative comes amid an intensifying contest for AI supremacy between the world’s top two economies, together with increasing warnings from tech giants that guardrails are necessary around the ever-growing technology.So, what do we know about this so-called hotline, and where is the AI battle between the US and Chi...