Khanna calls for US-China AI safeguards ahead of Xi-Trump summit
US Congressman Ro Khanna has urged Washington and Beijing to pursue international standards for artificial intelligence, comparing the need for safeguards to rules developed during the atomic era. He made the proposal in New York two days before Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to meet Donald Trump in Washington.
US and China should reach agreement on international regulatory standards for artificial intelligence, US Congressman Ro Khanna said in New York on Monday, according to the South China Morning Post. Khanna, the ranking member of the US House Select Committee on China, compared the proposed safeguards with those created during the atomic era. The source material did not provide details of the specific rules or mechanisms he wants the two countries to adopt.
His comments came two days before Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to arrive in Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump. The meeting was described in the source as closely watched and high-stakes. Artificial intelligence was expected to be among the issues discussed at the summit, according to the source.
Khanna’s remarks therefore placed international AI regulation among the topics being raised publicly before the leaders’ meeting. The available material does not specify whether either government has endorsed Khanna’s proposal, nor does it give details of any existing US-China negotiations on AI safeguards. It also does not set out the wider agenda for the summit beyond noting that AI was expected to feature.
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