Sen Sanders splits with Washington on AI arms race with China

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling on Washington to collaborate with China on AI, breaking from a bipartisan approach that frames AI development as a race between the two countries. Sen Sanders recently brought together researchers from the U.S. and China to discuss the "existential threat" of AI and how the two countries could work together. Panelists called on scientists in both countries to work together to set global safety standards. "The first thing we have to change is the inaccurate narrative that the U.S. and China are engaged in [an] AI race," Tsinghua University professor Xue Lan said. "It's a global race to see who can really develop the best model that can be safe and reliable." Xue acknowledged there's a real geopolitical rivalry, but said that there should be "safe zones" for cooperation on AI safety.