For the U.S. to talk AI with China, it must first seriously regulate AI at home
To bargain with China, the US needs to regulate AI
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The U.S. and China are about to hold AI talks, but both sides fear that being the first to show restraint will give the other an advantage, so Beijing has not yet concluded that slowing frontier development serves its interests. The article argues that if Washington wants Beijing to take AI restraint seriously, it must first prove it takes regulation seriously at home, and suggests starting talks with small-step topics like safety best practices and crisis communication channels.