China and U.S. agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade and military talks – PBS

China and U.S. agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade and military talks  PBS

The summit produced no major breakthroughs, but analysts said the steps toward greater cooperation were important because they established working groups that could help prevent disputes from escalating. BANGKOK (AP) — China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in Washington, the two governments said Saturday. They also agreed to continue cooperating through a Board of Trade focused on selected bilateral issues. The White House said the board began operating this week. WATCH: Brooks and Capehart on Trump's warm welcome for China's Xi Jinping Xi returned to Beijing on Saturday, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

During the visit, Trump displayed unusual warmth toward Xi, despite having escalated a trade war with China the previous year that had global repercussions. The two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on strengthening crisis communications and preventing crises between the two militaries, China's Foreign Ministry said Saturday in its readout. The one-page statement from the Chinese side was light on details. Both sides will set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence -related incidents, to discuss related risks and benefits, with an AI-specific dialogue scheduled for November. Trump indicated on Saturday that there would be