U.S. proposes U.S.–China AI safety notification mechanism as experts warn competition rhetoric may put America at risk

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. and China have discussed creating a new AI safety notification mechanism. If China agrees, the two sides could alert each other when their AI systems pose threats or behave unpredictably, and use the channel to discuss shared goals. The report notes that the Trump administration continues to tighten export controls, Congress is considering further restrictions on chips and hardware, and the Justice Department accused six leading Chinese AI companies of stealing technology from U.S. frontier labs two weeks ago—a charge China strongly denies. Experts say Trump's rhetoric about competition with China and an AI race could put the United States itself at risk.

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