AISN #82: The US and China Begin a Dialogue on AI

Also, AI companies’ discussions about auditing each other, and a new benchmark testing models’ tendencies to cheat.

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In this edition, we look at recent discussions about AI during the Trump-Xi Summit and the United Nations General Assembly. We also look at the news that Anthropic and OpenAI nearly agreed to stress-test each other's public models earlier this year, and a new benchmark that measures how often AI models cheat on various tasks.

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AI Discussed at the UN and the Trump-Xi Summit

AI has been a major topic of conversation among world leaders this month, first at the United Nations General Assembly and then during Xi Jinping's three-day visit to the White House.

The CEOs of both OpenAI and Anthropic addressed the United Nations Security Council at the UN General Assembly in New York this month. (Image: Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)

A “US-China AI Dialogue” and “communication channel for AI incidents” are established. In announcements following the Trump-Xi Summit, both countries [...]

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Outline:

(00:47) AI Discussed at the UN and the Trump-Xi Summit

(04:14) Anthropic and OpenAI Were Considering Mutual Auditing Earlier This Year

(05:58) New Benchmark Tests AIs' Cheating Tendencies

(08:23) In Other News

(08:26) Government

(10:11) Industry

(12:01) Civil Society

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First published:
September 29th, 2026

Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-82-the-us-and-china-begin-a

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