On artificial intelligence, the leaders mostly ratified what their deputies had sketched in New York days earlier: a formal US-China dialogue on AI, plus an American proposal for a channel to notify each other when an AI incident rises to the level of national security. That channel is thinner than the label suggests. For now, by several accounts, it amounts to an open line between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice-Premier He Lifeng rather than any standing body of technical people. Trump had posted that morning that he wanted to leave “super intelligence” exactly where it is. He got his wish.
tirsdag 29. september 2026
US, China should treat AI risk like a pathogen, not a missile
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on September 25 with a two-month extension of the trade truce and warm words about friendship.
On artificial intelligence, the leaders mostly ratified what their deputies had sketched in New York days earlier: a formal US-China dialogue on AI, plus an American proposal for a channel to notify each other when an AI incident rises to the level of national security. That channel is thinner than the label suggests. For now, by several accounts, it amounts to an open line between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice-Premier He Lifeng rather than any standing body of technical people. Trump had posted that morning that he wanted to leave “super intelligence” exactly where it is. He got his wish.
On artificial intelligence, the leaders mostly ratified what their deputies had sketched in New York days earlier: a formal US-China dialogue on AI, plus an American proposal for a channel to notify each other when an AI incident rises to the level of national security. That channel is thinner than the label suggests. For now, by several accounts, it amounts to an open line between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice-Premier He Lifeng rather than any standing body of technical people. Trump had posted that morning that he wanted to leave “super intelligence” exactly where it is. He got his wish.