The Secretary of State of the North American country said that both countries are scheduling their first official conversations about the risks and concerns associated with AI.
During his visit to the Asian giant, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that both countries are scheduling their first official talks on the risks and concerns associated with artificial intelligence (AI).
"Today we agreed to hold the first talks with the People's Republic of China on artificial intelligence in the coming weeks, to share our respective views on the risks and security concerns around advanced AI and how best to manage them," Blinken said in statements collected by the CNBC network.
Since last year, Washington has hardened its stance on the export of components and technologies to China to make it difficult for the Asian giant to access key microchips for the development of AI.
In this sense, Blinken has defended that the United States does not intend with its measures to slow down China's development or decouple the two economies, although he has stressed that Washington will do whatever is necessary to guarantee that American workers are on equal terms.
On this issue, the US official has lamented the overproduction of the Asian giant, which floods the markets, undermining competition and putting jobs and companies at risk around the world.
"This is a movie we've seen before and we know how it ends. With American businesses closed and jobs lost in the country, President Biden will not allow this to happen while he is in office," Blinken said.
On the other hand, the United States Department of Homeland Security has taken a significant step in managing AI challenges by announcing the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Security Board. This board, made up of CEOs from prominent technology companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD, OpenAI, IBM and Adobe, aims to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, on the development and safe deployment of AI in key structures from the country.
The board will issue recommendations to transportation, Internet service providers and energy operators to prevent AI-caused disruptions to critical services that could impact national or economic security.
The CEO of Amazon Web Services, Adam Selipsky, will also participate; the head of the aerospace and defense conglomerate Northrop Grumman, Kathy Warden or the CEO of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian.
The White House will be represented by presidential advisor and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Arati Prabhakar.
This move by the Department of Homeland Security comes after Mayorkas presented a detailed roadmap last month that includes the implementation of AI pilot programs in areas such as combating drugs, illegal migration, child exploitation and management of emergencies due to natural disasters.
