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Public Sentiment on AI Adoption
Comparison of public wariness toward AI technology between the US and other G7 nations.
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Trump and Xi face a test over AI control - CNBC
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.Students and businesses alike are embracing AI in China, while the U.S. worries more about the negative impact. Will that encourage cooperation on AI safety when U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet? The big storyA robotic voice warned me (and others) at a Hangzhou street intersection that a scooter driver didn't have a helmet on — even though I saw the rider wearing one.Regardless, the city and others are ploughing ahead in testing robot police officers. The national cybersecurity regulator on Friday published guidelines for ensuring safe use of agentic AI. It's a reminder that in the U.S.-China tech race, Beijing has underscored AI control from the start; the U.S. seems only now to be taking it seriously. As comparisons to the Cold War nuclear threat grow, hopes are rising that Trump and Xi will talk about AI cooperation in Beijing this week.Given concerns about the latest AI models, "we are willing ... [to explore] channels of deconfliction," senior U.S. officials told reporters in a briefing ahead of the planned summit. The stakes are rising sharply. U.S.-based Anthropic rolled out cyber-focused Mythos to select clients in the last few weeks, a model Chinese state media has noted for its "unprecedented capabilities in cyberattacks." Meanwhile, the latest version of China's open-sourced DeepSeek model has weaned itself further off U.S. chips.The two countries could work on "a global treaty to regulate the use of AI in the military," said Hai Zhao, a director of international political studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a state-affiliated think tank. "If China [and the] U.S. get involved in an AI arms race, then it is bad not just for both countries," he said, but for all humanity.People cycle past one of 15 humanoid robot police officers deployed in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on May 3, 2026.Agatha Cantrill | Afp | Getty ImagesGovernments, however, are typically followers rather than leaders of tech innovation. Education and research ecosystems remain the core drivers.There, China is pulling ahead, under Beijing's mandate to achieve an AI penetration rate of over 70% in key industries by next year.Hangzhou's Zhejiang University and Shanghai's Jiao Tong University surpassed Harvard to take the top spots in a ra...
Trump Administration Eyes First Official AI Dialogue With China At ...
In a bid to manage the escalating rivalry in artificial intelligence (AI) between the U.S. and China, both nations are reportedly considering initiating official discussions on the matter.The proposed talks are intended to address the dangers posed by unpredictable AI models, autonomous weapons systems, and potential attacks by nonstate actors using advanced open-source technologies. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly leading the American side on the AI track, while Beijing has yet to assign its counterpart, according to the report.Chinese vice finance minister Liao Min has been involved in preliminary discussions with Washington about establishing such a dialogue. Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, told the publication about China’s openness to discussions on mitigating AI-related risks.White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comments. Biden-Era Talks Saw Limited ProgressThe U.S. and China had already opened formal AI talks under former President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping at a 2023 California summit, aiming to establish ongoing dialogue and ensure AI would not control nuclear launch decisions. In 2024, both countries agreed that humans, not AI, would retain authority over nuclear weapons use. However, the talks produced limited progress because China placed its foreign ministry, rather than technical experts, in charge of negotiations, Georgetown scholar Rush Doshi, who led the talks under Biden, told WSJ. Doshi said that the U.S. should have pushed harder for deeper technical engagement.US-China AI Tensions IntensifyThe proposed discussions come in the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s call for increased efforts in research and innovation. Xi emphasized the importance of “original and disruptive innovation” in China amid escalating global tech rivalry with the U.S.Meanwhile, the U.S. has been intensifying scrutiny over China’s tech. In late April, the Trump administration accused China-linked groups of stealing U.S. AI technology on a large scale and warned it would step up enforcement against the unauthorized "distillation" of advanced AI models.In early April, a bipartisan group introduced the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act to curb Beijing’s access to semiconductor equipment, arguing that gaps exist because U.S. allies haven’t fully aligned with American export controls, allowing China to continue exploiting the loopholes. Disclaimer: This cont...
China and US in AI revolution race as tech rivals battle for global ...
Two countries will lock horns for foreseeable future, with key industry certain to be a point of negotiation at next week's Trump-Xi summit.
US, China weigh formal AI dialogue ahead of Trump-Xi summit
An extensive "AI Plus" initiative also outlines plans to integrate artificial intelligence into multiple sectors, including healthcare and education. However, China's AI advancements continue to face limitations due to restricted access to some of the world's most advanced computer chips as a result of US export controls.
