WASHINGTON: US officials flagged concerns over China's "misuse" of artificial intelligence in their first formal bilateral talks on the issue, the White House said on Wednesday (May 15), as the superpowers seek to avoid confrontation over the fast-developing technology.
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, on Feb 19, 2024. WASHINGTON: US officials flagged concerns over China's"misuse" of artificial intelligence in their first formal bilateral talks on the issue, the White House said on Wednesday , as the superpowers seek to avoid confrontation over the fast-developing technology.
"The United States also raised concerns over the misuse of AI, including by ," White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson added. The State Department already has pressed China and Russia to match US declarations that only people, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled a Bill last week that would make it easier for the Biden administration to impose export controls on AI models. A bipartisan group of US senators, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, on Wednesday called for a jump in government research funding of artificial intelligence as they debate new legal safeguards.
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