Can the US and China work together on AI risks?
US-China AI rivalry is blocking the one thing both sides agree they need: a framework for managing existential risks.
Why it matters
As the US and China compete for AI dominance, geopolitical tension is undermining international cooperation on AI safety and governance — a gap that could leave both nations unprepared for frontier risks neither can control alone.
The key facts
6 to knowUS-China technological rivalry creates obstacles to AI risk coordination
Existential risk management requires international agreement both nations struggle to reach
Geopolitical competition outweighing shared safety interests
US-China technological rivalry complicates AI risk management
Geopolitical tensions blocking international AI safety coordination
Existential risk framing vs. competitive advantage framing divergence
Go to the source
Financial Times Technologyft.com
Publisher excerpt: Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential dangers