US Proposes AI Incident Alert System in Talks With China, Bessent Says

SecurityWeek - Sep 22, 2026

Trump has resisted calls to slow down AI development, saying that would help China catch up to U.S. companies. The post US Proposes AI Incident Alert System in Talks With China, Bessent Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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