U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the United States is open to discussing “shared risks” related to artificial intelligence with China in talks scheduled for this weekend, Axios reports. Bessent’s remarks indicate the discussions are meant to help avoid “bifurcation” into separate systems and could cover both open and closed AI weight models.
Bessent is also set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend, according to the report. The planned meeting is described as occurring ahead of a later summit in which U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet next week. Across the outlets, the main points are the same: the United States signals willingness to engage China on AI risk management, and the diplomatic timeline links the weekend meetings to the forthcoming Trump-Xi meeting. Differences are mainly in emphasis and wording, with one outlet focusing on the AI risk discussion details while another reiterates the broader scheduling context.
