US and China Open Cold War-Style AI Hotline
The US and China now have a hotline for artificial intelligence (AI). The White House announced it on Friday, after Chinese President Xi Jinpings state visit to Washington. Whether the line slows the AI race is another question. Washington says its own AI push will not ease off. Sponsored Sponsored A Cold War-Style Phone Line for AI According to the White House document, a new US-China Super Intelligence Dialogue will study the risks and benefits of AI. The first talks are due by November. A separate channel will handle AI incidents. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, explained the channel with a Cold War comparison. “I think of like the red phone between the Kremlin and the White House during the Cold War,” CBS reported. Xi said AI should develop “always under human control,” according to CBS. However, hours before the talks, Trump posted a different message on Truth Social. “Super Intelligence (SI) will be a big topic of discussion, but I want to leave it exactly where it is. That is Chinas position also. Our guardrail is the DOJ!” Sponsored Sponsored Still, talking does not mean slowing down. BeInCrypto reported on September 16 that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had opened AI risk talks with China. At the same time, he insisted the US









