US, China set AI risk channel ahead of Trump-Xi summit in Shenzhen
What's new: The two sides plan to swap model-testing practices and create a direct line to flag serious AI incidents.
The United States and China are preparing a new AI dialogue ahead of President Donald Trump’s third 2026 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, set for Nov. 18-19 in Shenzhen on the sidelines of the APEC leaders summit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the talks will focus on “superintelligence,” the Trump administration’s term for advanced AI, while trying to manage shared risks amid a race for technological advantage. He said both sides expect to exchange practices for evaluating advanced models before release and to keep human judgment in control. The countries also agreed to establish a direct channel to warn each other about serious AI incidents, building on an arrangement Trump and Xi reached at their September White House meeting.