US and China Set September AI Talks, Bessent to Lead US Side | AI Weekly

The US and China are planning intergovernmental AI talks in September, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the American side, focused narrowly on preventing frontier model weights from reaching non-state actors. The talks represent the first formal bilateral channel on AI governance between the two countries, though agenda, location, and exact dates remain unconfirmed.

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