US and China prepare for September meeting on AI safety

The United States and China are preparing for a high-level meeting this September to discuss artificial intelligence safety and governance. As the world's leading AI superpowers, their engagement carries strategic implications for global chip industries and international governance frameworks.

The two nations currently maintain diverging approaches to managing AI risks. In the United States, concerns regarding AI systems hacking computer networks have fueled debates among policymakers and tech companies about implementing stronger safeguards, such as slowing development or creating kill-switch mechanisms.

In contrast, China has generally viewed AI as a technology whose benefits outweigh its risks, often supporting open-weight models to allow for broader vulnerability identification. However, Chinese research is shifting toward the safety of advanced AI agents and their ability to act independently. Both nations have expressed a need for AI to remain under human control and have engaged in various scientific dialogues to identify risk redlines.