Hegseth: US and China Agreed to Keep Talking About AI Guardrails
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the United States and China have agreed to continue discussions on establishing guardrails for artificial intelligence. This agreement was made during Hegseth's recent trip to Beijing, where he emphasized the importance of maintaining a competitive advantage in AI technology. The talks aim to prevent misuse of powerful AI models and ensure responsible innovation.
- ▪The United States and China agreed to keep discussing AI guardrails during a meeting in Beijing.
- ▪Hegseth highlighted the need for both countries to maintain a competitive advantage in AI technology.
- ▪The discussions aim to prevent bad actors from exploiting advanced AI models.
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Home – Political News – Hegseth: US and China Agreed to Keep Talking About AI Guardrails news Hegseth: US and China Agreed to Keep Talking About AI Guardrails Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell • May 31, 2026 Print Ezra Acayan/Getty Images (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the United States and China agreed in Beijing to keep discussing if the two countries should team to set guardrails on AI.
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