The Times of India reported that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for cooperation with China on advanced AI risks in prepared remarks to the National Committee on US-China Relations in New York on 10 November, despite continued competition for technological leadership. He said the governments would advance a dialogue on “superintelligence” when President Donald Trump meets President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen on 18–19 November.
Bessent said the two sides expected to exchange practices for testing advanced models before release and keeping human judgement in control. They have also agreed to a direct channel for alerts about serious AI incidents. Trump and Xi agreed on the AI alert system at their September White House meeting, as AI Affairs previously reported. Their Shenzhen meeting is set to advance the superintelligence dialogue.
The Times of India reported that Bessent did not mention the investigation by Nvidia’s board into chief executive Jensen Huang over reports of a relationship with a woman suspected by US intelligence services of links to Chinese intelligence. Nvidia says its board sees no grounds to think that either US national security or its confidential information was put at risk. The report said a shareholder has also sued Nvidia and Huang, alleging they misled investors about the relationship and its possible implications.
