Column: Keep US-China AI Safety Talks Separate

A column noted the US and China agreed to resume AI safety talks after a two-year pause, possibly this month. It argued the goal should be mutual visibility into AI capability concerns and management efforts rather than a package deal, and that the talks must stay insulated from broader US-China economic competition. Beijing has warned safety talks should not become a tool to contain China's tech rise.

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