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U.S. proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China

Washington Post Politics Monday 21 September 2026, 13:40 UTC By Riley Beggin 1 min read
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The United States and China are considering a “notification mechanism” to monitor national security incidents involving artificial intelligence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday night. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China U.S. and Chinese officials plan to discuss “more transparency” on artificial intelligence at a summit in Washington this week.

The United States and China are considering a “notification mechanism” to monitor national security incidents involving artificial intelligence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday night. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China U.S. and Chinese officials plan to discuss “more transparency” on artificial intelligence at a summit in Washington this week.
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