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“The US proposed a superpower AI safety mechanism in talks with top Chinese economic officials, but analysts voiced skepticism that Washington and Beijing would reach an accommodation, on this or their countless other disputes.”

“Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Washington today for talks with US President Donald Trump that are expected to be more pomp than progress.”

“The US president plans to personally greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Andrews Air Base this week — an honor normally reserved for popes and close partners — and has been conciliatory to Beijing ahead of these talks.”

“US President Donald Trump will reportedly greet China’s leader Xi Jinping as he steps off the plane in Washington, DC next week — the first leader accorded that deference in Trump’s second term — as preparations ramp up for their summit.”

“The Trump administration’s commonly deployed defense has been the argument that frontier labs are perfectly capable of policing themselves, while US government policy should focus on outcompeting China.”

“The US and China are both seeking to secure access to platinum group metals — prized for withstanding extreme heat, conducting electricity, and resisting corrosion.”

“The Signal Interview Kai-Fu Lee’s AI Superpowers, an influential book published in 2018, largely predicted the current tech battle between the US and China.”

“Its diplomats are packing UN agencies to shape their agendas, especially those that deal with technical standards — Beijing wants to write the rules for AI and other frontier technologies — and human rights, where China feels vulnerable to Western attacks.”

“Experts said concerns about safety could offer a good starting point for US-China talks on AI reportedly planned for later this month.”

“While Chinese investment flows are growing, the US still accounts for 44% of Mubadala’s $385 billion of assets under management and US tech firms have become crucial to the UAE’s ambitions to be a global AI leader.”

“… to establish a global framework to guide the development of this technology and a shared vision for AI end-use — engaging our strongest allies, such as the European Union, as well as formidable global competitors, particularly the People’s Republic of…”

“China views the AI race as a primary strategic battleground with the US, The Wall Street Journal reported, with top Chinese labs locked in on developing models whose capabilities approach the most advanced American tech: “For some engineers… the apocalypse…”

“And he pleaded for the US and China to open talks to avoid “catastrophic consequences.””

“The US House of Representatives will this week take up a bill overseeing the data center buildout, while Democratic lawmakers are circulating their own letter calling on the White House to lead a global effort to set AI rules ahead of an upcoming summit with…”

“The US Treasury secretary warned that “nothing else would matter” if China were to win the AI race, highlighting Washington’s angst that Beijing may be catching up in the global competition for technological supremacy.”