China, US are taking baby steps to cooperate on AI. What’s at stake?

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BEIJING – Amid signs of stabilising ties, Beijing and Washington are taking tentative steps to cooperate on artificial intelligence (AI), with analysts suggesting that military applications and transparency around AI-generated content could be high on the agenda. But tempering optimism over the collaboration is the underlying distrust and competition between the two tech powerhouses, said observers, which pose a potential obstacle to progress. In a Bangkok meeting on Jan 27, United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed steps towards holding the AI dialogue in spring, although neither the date nor the specific agenda...