AISN #82: The US and China Begin a Dialogue on AI

<p> Also, AI companies’ discussions about auditing each other, and a new benchmark testing models’ tendencies to cheat.</p> <p> Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.</p><p> In this edition, we look at recent discussions about AI during the Trump-Xi Summit and the United Nations General Assembly. We also look at the news that Anthropic and OpenAI nearly agreed to stress-test each other's public models earlier this year, and a new benchmark that measures how often AI models cheat on various tasks.</p><p> Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.</p><p data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://newsletter.safe.ai/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton">Subscribe now</p><p><strong> AI Discussed at the UN and the Trump-Xi Summit</strong></p><p> AI has been a major topic of conversation among world leaders this month, first at the United Nations General Assembly and then during Xi Jinping's three-day visit to the White House.</p>The CEOs of both OpenAI and Anthropic addressed the United Nations Security Council at the UN General Assembly in New York this month. (Image: Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)<p> A “US-China AI Dialogue” and “communication channel for AI incidents” are established. In announcements following the Trump-Xi Summit, both countries [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:47) AI Discussed at the UN and the Trump-Xi Summit</p><p>(04:14) Anthropic and OpenAI Were Considering Mutual Auditing Earlier This Year</p><p>(05:58) New Benchmark Tests AIs' Cheating Tendencies</p><p>(08:23) In Other News</p><p>(08:26) Government</p><p>(10:11) Industry</p><p>(12:01) Civil Society</p> <p>---</p>

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September 29th, 2026 </p>

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