US and China explore AI 'hot line' amid safety concerns
The US has proposed an AI communication channel with China to address potential crises and misuse. The proposal comes as concerns grow over the risks of advanced AI.
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🇺🇸 US–China rivalry3
Rogue AI is the new nuclear weapon. Trump and Xi must disarm it before it disarms us
The piece argues that rogue AI poses a nuclear-scale threat. It says Donald Trump and Xi Jinping must reach a Reagan-style arms agreement before it is too late.
Read the original →The Scramble for AI Dominance [Video]
Several companies have recently held back updated AI models over safety concerns. Anthropic withheld Mythos, and at the end of September OpenAI scrapped the launch of GPT-6.1 Astra. The next day, President Trump gathered AI executives at the White House to sign a voluntary, "morally binding" accord to police themselves.
Read the original →🤝 Diplomacy, summits and alliances2
Southeast Asia Weekly: Gastrodiplomacy, ASEAN AI Ready Phase 2, UNGA 81 and Ancestral Dining
The region is exporting its culture, building skills and making its voice heard. Topics range from gastrodiplomacy and ancestral dining to AI literacy and UN diplomacy.
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- AI’s Race to Transform the World: Can the Money Keep Coming?Modern Diplomacy · 10/03 10:30 UTC
🛡️ Security and the military3
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Discusses the U.S.-China AI Race
Jake Sullivan, who served as national security adviser in the Biden administration, joins a conversation on artificial intelligence and the race for AI dominance between the U.S. and China. Harvard University's JFK Jr. Forum hosts the event.
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- North Korean military fired ballistic missile with integrated AIThe Brussels Times · 10/03 15:08 UTC
- AI-Enabled Mission CommandRealClearDefense · 10/03 11:00 UTC
🗳️ Elections and information warfare2
Israel struggles to counter AI-powered foreign disinformation campaigns
Foreign influence operations are now fluent in Hebrew and use AI. They are spreading faster than the government can respond.
Read the original →Sandu says AI helps Russian propaganda spread false messages
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said AI technologies help Russia spread false messages and exploit social divisions. She said the Kremlin fuels anti-European sentiment in Moldova.
Read the original →🇯🇵 Japan's diplomacy and AI1
US and China Establish a "Safety Valve" in the AI Race
The US and China agreed to set up a bilateral communication channel for incidents involving artificial intelligence. The agreement follows the absence of a similar mechanism for handling military crises.
Read the original →🇺🇳 International bodies and agreements2
Global tech policymakers agree to embrace AI in science
The U.S. and 15 other countries issued a joint statement. It touts the technology’s potential to accelerate scientific progress.
Read the original →Tokayev Seeks to Take Trump's AI 'Washington Model' Global
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has embraced the voluntary artificial intelligence accord signed by President Donald Trump and leaders of major
Read the original →🔌 Export controls between states1
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- Behind Closed Doors: What AI Executives Actually Sought from TrumpFast Company South Africa · 10/03 15:39 UTC
👤 Key Voices1
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- Teen AI prodigy Raul John Aju meets Guterres at AI Impact SummitDD News · 10/03 02:36 UTC
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