GENEVA: High-level envoys from the United States and China will meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence, including the dangers of the rapidly developing technology and how to set common standards for managing it. The meeting, billed as an opening exchange of views, is the first in the intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence agreed during a multi-faceted meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in November in San Francisco.
Both the United States and China see artificial intelligence as crucial to national security and economic growth, and Biden administration officials say they plan to focus on developing unthreatening and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The officials insisted on anonymity to view the proceedings during a call with reporters.
They also said the United States would outline how it would address potential threats from the technology by making voluntary commitments with leading companies in the industry and requiring safety testing of AI products.
The U.S. government also views China’s artificial intelligence efforts as potentially undermining the national security of America and its allies, and Washington is seeking to outpace Beijing in the employ of artificial intelligence in weapons systems.
China’s official Xinhua news agency, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the two sides would address issues including technological threats related to artificial intelligence and global governance.
The White House National Security Council said the U.S. team is led by presidential adviser and senior director for technology and national security Tarun Chhabra and the State Department’s acting special envoy for critical and emerging technologies, Seth Center.
The meeting underscored a broader race by governments around the world to find ways to contain artificial intelligence, even as the technology advances rapidly and has the potential to change many aspects of everyday life, from education and the workplace to copyright and piracy.
Government leaders from multiple countries are expected to meet in Seoul next week for the second round of talks on the security of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, after the first round last year was held at a former wartime code-breaking base in Britain.
Both the United States and China see artificial intelligence as crucial to national security and economic growth, and Biden administration officials say they plan to focus on developing unthreatening and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The officials insisted on anonymity to view the proceedings during a call with reporters.
They also said the United States would outline how it would address potential threats from the technology by making voluntary commitments with leading companies in the industry and requiring safety testing of AI products.
The U.S. government also views China’s artificial intelligence efforts as potentially undermining the national security of America and its allies, and Washington is seeking to outpace Beijing in the employ of artificial intelligence in weapons systems.
China’s official Xinhua news agency, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the two sides would address issues including technological threats related to artificial intelligence and global governance.
The White House National Security Council said the U.S. team is led by presidential adviser and senior director for technology and national security Tarun Chhabra and the State Department’s acting special envoy for critical and emerging technologies, Seth Center.
The meeting underscored a broader race by governments around the world to find ways to contain artificial intelligence, even as the technology advances rapidly and has the potential to change many aspects of everyday life, from education and the workplace to copyright and piracy.
Government leaders from multiple countries are expected to meet in Seoul next week for the second round of talks on the security of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, after the first round last year was held at a former wartime code-breaking base in Britain.
