US and China set up an AI dialogue channel, but the notification system is still only a proposal
The official dialogue channel is announced while the threat-notification system remains a proposal; watch for a joint statement and operational details.
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The United States and China have announced an official AI dialogue channel following high-level talks in New York, with a threat-notification system still only a proposal.
According to the South China Morning Post on September 21, the talks took place on Sunday between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Vice-Premier He Lifeng. American officials said the new operational channel builds on earlier discussions held in Beijing.
How the notification system would work, what would trigger it and which agencies would run it are all unpublished. Analysts cited in the report cautioned that a communication framework alone would do little to bridge structural divides over chip access and model distillation. No official joint statement is available beyond this report; the mechanism's details remain to be confirmed.