"humans, not AI" should control nuclear weapons
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Published January 2024 by Brookings, this is a policy-oriented commentary relevant to international AI governance coordination, particularly the US-China relationship as a critical axis for managing global AI risks.
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This Brookings Institution article proposes a strategic framework for the US-China bilateral AI consultation channel established at the November 2023 Biden-Xi summit. The authors argue that success requires focused agreement on concrete, tractable objectives rather than broad grievance-airing, given the two countries' differing AI governance philosophies. Key recommended areas include nuclear weapons human control, AI incident information sharing, and avoiding AI in autonomous lethal systems.
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- •The Biden-Xi November 2023 summit established a new bilateral AI consultation channel, but its success depends on scoping focused, achievable objectives.
- •US and China share some AI risk concerns but have fundamentally different governance philosophies, making selective cooperation on specific issues essential.
- •Authors recommend prioritizing human control over nuclear weapons decisions as a tractable early cooperation target.
- •Information sharing on AI incidents and near-misses is identified as a concrete, lower-controversy area for bilateral progress.
- •Without clear goals, the dialogue risks becoming a ritual forum rather than producing meaningful AI safety or governance outcomes.
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A roadmap for a US-China AI dialogue
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Graham Webster
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- Stanford University Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance,
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Ryan Hass
Ryan Hass
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- John L. Thornton China Center ,
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- Foreign Policy , Center for Asia Policy Studies , John L. Thornton China Center ,
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
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When President Joe Biden and General Secretary Xi Jinping met in California in November 2023, their governments announced a new bilateral channel for consultation on artificial intelligence (AI). If both governments
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