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US and China set for first high-level talks on artificial intelligence, US officials say
- The talks in Geneva on Tuesday will ‘not focus on deliverables’ but share views on how they view the risks arising from the technology
- The two sides have different priorities but there are signs they agree on the need to cooperate on regulating the emerging technology
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The United States and China will hold their first high-level talks on artificial intelligence in Geneva on Tuesday, according to senior US officials.
The discussions will focus on the emerging risks associated with AI systems, and how the two countries define “risk” and “safety”.
Both sides will explain their domestic approaches to addressing the risks and to setting norms and principles on AI safety, as well as exchanging views on international governance, according to one official.
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“[The talks will] not focus on any particular deliverables, but rather an exchange of views on the technical risks of AI,” he said, adding that no joint statement was expected afterwards.
The official also said the meeting would not focus on “promoting any form of technical collaboration or cooperating on frontier research in any matter”.
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The talks follow an agreement in November between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping about the need to address the risks of advanced AI systems and to improve AI safety through talks. The two sides have since had several conversations on setting an agenda for the upcoming talks.
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