US and China Propose AI Incident Notification System to Prevent Autonomous Threats

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Sunday that the United States and China have agreed to establish a formal notification mechanism for artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security, marking the most substantive AI governance agreement between the world's two leading AI powers in years. The breakthrough came after eight hours of talks at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in Manhattan between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, setting the stage for further negotiations when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House this week.