US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng finished talks in New York on Sunday, during which the US proposed a new AI safety notification system for President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping to review at their summit this week.
The talks reportedly covered artificial intelligence and trade, among other issues.
Bessent stated that the future focus will be on national security matters, such as establishing a notification system for shared objectives and threats. This is particularly important for AI incidents that affect national security, especially after warnings from leading AI executives about the technology’s rapid potential to become uncontrollable and the associated new risks.
“We think that, just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the number one and the number two AI powers in the world is very important,” Bessent said.
Vice Premier He and China’s chief trade negotiator Li Chenggang left the talks at JPMorgan Chase’s New York headquarters without speaking to the media.
The meeting comes as President Trump and Xi’s Sept. 24 summit in Washington approaches.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
