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Geneva talks in May 2024
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Relevant to AI governance and international coordination efforts; represents a significant diplomatic milestone in US-China engagement on AI safety, though outcomes were preliminary and non-binding.
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In May 2024, the United States and China held bilateral talks in Geneva focused on artificial intelligence risks and safety, marking a rare diplomatic engagement between the two rivals on AI governance. The discussions addressed concerns about AI misuse, military applications, and the need for shared norms to manage emerging risks.
Key Points
- •First formal US-China bilateral dialogue specifically focused on AI risks, held in Geneva in May 2024.
- •Talks covered AI safety concerns including military AI applications, misuse risks, and potential for accidents or miscalculation.
- •The dialogue reflects growing recognition that US-China cooperation on AI risk may be necessary despite broader geopolitical tensions.
- •No binding agreements were reached, but the meeting established a channel for ongoing communication on AI governance.
- •The talks parallel broader multilateral efforts like the UK AI Safety Summit and signal AI safety as an emerging diplomatic priority.
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By [Eva Dou](https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/eva-dou/)
The United States and China will hold their first high-level talks over the risks of artificial intelligence on Tuesday in Geneva, as the two governments seek to prevent disastrous accidents and unintended war amid an arms race for the emerging technology.
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“We’re focused on how both sides define risk and safety here,” a senior Biden administration official told reporters last week, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss expectations for the talks.
Seth Center, the State Department deputy envoy for critical and emerging technology, and Tarun Chhabra, senior director for technology and national security at the National Security Council, will lead the U.S. delegation, the administration official said. China will be represented by officials from the Foreign Ministry and the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation’s central economic planning agency.
“AI” — a catchall term for a range of advanced computing capabilities — has loomed large in the U.S.-China rivalry, with both governments elevating it to a priority. Sophisticated computing algorithms can give a nation an edge in areas as diverse as warfare, economic output and the creation of soft-power cultural products. Researchers say AI can also be leveraged for disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks.
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AI holds particular allure for militaries and intelligence agencies for its potential to help them sift through more raw data within seconds than a human could in a lifetime. Officials say the wars of the future will increasingly be fought with AI helping to make complex decisions in the heat of the moment.
The Biden administration [imposed sanctions](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/17/commerce-china-chip-sanctions/) on China in October aimed at slowing its AI development by restricting its access to advanced chips, the brains of computing systems. U.S.-China tensions further flared last month after President Biden [signed into law](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/23/tiktok-ban-senate-vote-sale-biden/) a U.S. ban on the popular short-video platform TikTok unless it sells itself to a non-Chinese buyer.
Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement that the dialogue between the United States and China on AI would have effects for the future of not only the two countries, but other nations as well.
“The two sides have the responsibility to engage in candid dialogue,” he said.
Biden administration officials tempered expectations for
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