US proposes AI incident notification mechanism to China after New York talks
The US proposed a US-China-AI dialogue and notification mechanism for AI incidents that threaten national security after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Chinese officials in New York.
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The United States has proposed a notification mechanism with China for artificial intelligence incidents that pose a threat to national security. The proposal was announced by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after a meeting with Chinese officials in New York.
The mechanism is to be called the US-China-AI dialogue. Bessent said the two sides had agreed to meet again. He said the US had proposed a notification mechanism between the two countries and wanted a shared vision of common goals and common threats.
Bessent said: "What we discussed was setting up a mechanism. So it's going to be called the US-China-AI dialogue. We've agreed to meet again. We have, the US has proposed that we have a notification mechanism between the two countries, and we want a shared vision of common goals and common threats."
The US and China are major rivals in the development of AI. President Trump has repeatedly said the US is ahead of China and has to win the race. The proposed dialogue would create a channel for the two governments to notify each other about AI incidents that threaten national security.
Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to travel to the US later this week. He will meet President Trump on US soil for the first time in a long time.
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| Claim | BBC News |
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| The US proposed a mechanism for the US and China to notify each other about AI incidents threatening national security, announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after talks with Chinese officials in New York, where the two sides discussed a US-China AI dialogue and agreed to meet again. |
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BBC News treated the proposal as a straight diplomatic and technology story. It led with the US proposal and attributed it to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after talks in New York. It added context about US-China AI rivalry and Trump's claim that the US must win the AI race, but did not report any Chinese response or technical detail.
- “The United States has proposed a mechanism to China by which the two countries can notify each other when there are incidents involving artificial intelligence that pose a threat to national security.”
- “The announcement from the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came after a meeting with Chinese officials in New York.”
- “The two countries have been major rivals in the development of AI, with President Trump repeatedly saying the US is ahead of China and has to win the race.”
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