Bessent: US and China likely to set up AI incident alert channel

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing will likely agree on a way to alert each other when AI goes wrong. The move signals AI safety is becoming a bilateral security issue even as the Trump administration leans on voluntary oversight.

• Bessent expects a US-China channel to alert each other about AI incidents
• AI safety is emerging as a bilateral security issue
• The Trump administration favors voluntary oversight over hard rules