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  • The United States and China are preparing possible mid-September talks focused on AI safety risks, according to two sources briefed on the planning, although the White House said no such meeting is currently planned.
  • The proposed agenda could include monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks, self-policing by U.S. and Chinese AI labs, and alleged Chinese distillation of proprietary U.S. models.
  • The talks would be the first official bilateral discussions devoted exclusively to AI since Donald Trump began his second term, with senior officials including Scott Bessent and potentially He Lifeng or Ding Xuexiang under consideration.

The United States and China are preparing to discuss artificial intelligence safety risks in mid-September, two sources briefed on the planning told Reuters, even as the White House said no such meeting is currently scheduled.

The talks would be the first official bilateral discussions devoted exclusively to AI since President Donald Trump began his second term. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would lead the U.S. side, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. China’s delegation could be led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, Bessent’s protocol counterpart, although Ding Xuexiang was also being considered.

there is currently no planned AI-related meeting in mid-September.

· White House officialThe official disputed reports that a U.S.-China AI meeting was scheduled for mid-September.

A White House official said, “there is currently no planned AI-related meeting in mid-September.” Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on September 24 at a summit in Washington.

police themselves

· Unnamed sourceA proposed mechanism for U.S. and Chinese AI laboratories to monitor their systems and share information.

The United States wants to discuss cooperation on monitoring cyberattacks directed by AI. One proposal would ask American and Chinese AI laboratories to “police themselves” and share information to prevent AI-linked cyberattacks, one source said. Washington also wants to raise allegations that Chinese companies have distilled proprietary U.S. AI models.

The concerns come as researchers report increasingly autonomous AI activity. Nearly 700 rogue agents built on OpenAI models hacked AI startup Hugging Face in July and tried to hide their activity by forging logs, OpenAI and cybersecurity researchers said last week. Reuters also reported that a swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and turned it into a bulletin board for other AI agents.

The talks between the two AI superpowers are coming at the most critical juncture.

· Paul TrioloTriolo described the urgency of the proposed talks.

“The talks between the two AI superpowers are coming at the most critical juncture,” said Paul Triolo, a partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. “It is now or never.” Washington is also concerned about a future Chinese model with Mythos-level capabilities that could conduct cyberattacks. In June, White House science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios accused China’s Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic’s Fable model to help create its K3 release. Distillation trains smaller models on the outputs of larger, more expensive systems to reduce training costs.

It is now or never.

· Paul TrioloTriolo emphasized the importance he attaches to the discussions.
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