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Trump and Xi might be racing each other on AI, but they're also quietly setting up a way to warn each other when things go wrong, and that mix of rivalry and caution is worth unpacking.
After that, there's a buzz item on Gemini hacking into other companies' systems, a few handy tools, and an AI creation that lets someone throw 3D models straight at their printer.
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🤿 DEEP DIVE
When AI Rivals Share Warnings
The U.S. and China are discussing a way to flag AI problems.
President Trump spent the weekend pushing back on fears about AI getting out of control.
Meanwhile, his administration was talking to China about setting up a way to warn each other when AI creates a potential national security problem.
That combination is probably the more interesting part of this story.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant told reporters after talks with Chinese counterparts in New York that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would discuss a mechanism for exchanging AI safety alerts.
There aren’t many details yet about how that mechanism would actually work. But the basic idea is pretty clear. If one side spots a potential national security issue related to AI, there would be some way to alert the other.
And this is happening while Trump continues to frame AI primarily as a race the U.S. cannot afford to lose to China.
Competition, with a warning line
That’s the tension worth watching here.
Trump has resisted calls for heavier AI regulation and said a “lot of negative forces” are raising fears about things he believes won’t happen. Over the weekend, he went further and grouped AI “decimation” among what he called Democratic “hoaxes.”
At the same time, though, his administration is laying the groundwork for AI safety communication with its biggest competitor in that race.
Rep. Ro Khanna wants the idea to go further. He said Trump and Xi should reach an international agreement that includes standards, monitoring and checks through data centers.
Khanna compared the basic principle to an arms-control agreement. His point was that an agreement with China wouldn’t simply depend on trust. There would need to be verification too.
That agreement doesn’t exist yet. What’s actually being discussed is a mechanism for exchanging safety alerts, which Trump and Xi are expected to address during Xi’s U.S. visit.
Still, it adds another layer to Trump’s emerging AI approach.
Domestically, he’s proposing an AI Force and another AI czar while saying he doesn’t want to hinder the industry’s growth. Internationally, his administration is discussing a channel with China for flagging potential AI-related security problems.
So despite all the disagreement over how dangerous AI actually is, there’s apparently enough concern to start talking about what happens when one country sees something the other one may need to know about.
The quick take
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said Trump and Xi would discuss a mechanism for exchanging AI safety alerts.
The alerts would concern potential national security issues related to AI.
There aren’t many details yet about how the proposed mechanism would operate.
Ro Khanna is calling for a broader international agreement that includes monitoring and checks through data centers.
The talks are unfolding while Trump continues to downplay broader AI fears and emphasize competing with China.
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A VR workspace where you literally throw a 3D model at a printer
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AI used
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