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Ex-US official urges US-China AI cooperation modeled on Cold War arms control

A former US Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin, has urged the United States and China to emulate Cold War-era arms control agreements to manage the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Rubin suggested that despite current distrust, both nations should cooperate on AI safety, drawing a parallel to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the US and the Soviet Union. He emphasized that AI poses a severe threat that necessitates putting aside antagonisms for the sake of global security. AI

IMPACT Suggests a framework for international cooperation on AI safety, potentially influencing future policy discussions.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a former official suggesting policy approaches to AI risk.

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Ex-US official urges US-China AI cooperation modeled on Cold War arms control

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sylvia Ma ·

    US, China should learn from Cold War-era arms control to tackle AI risks: ex-US official

    Washington and Beijing should put aside their mutual distrust to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence, much as the United States and Soviet Union cooperated on nuclear arms control during the Cold War, a former US Treasury secretary has urged. Robert Rubin, who serv…