AXIOS February 2, 2024
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed at last year’s APEC summit in San Francisco to open a bilateral channel for AI consultation, but analysts say the U.S. and China can’t even agree on what problems they’re trying to solve.
Why it matters: As China and the U.S. compete for global AI dominance across civil and military applications, it’s increasingly important for the countries to find common ground on AI safety.
- Washington and Beijing lack even a basic understanding of each other’s approaches to AI.
Driving the news: The nations are considering holding bilateral telephone talks this spring.
- At a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Capitol Hill on Thursday, expert witnesses testified that...