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Global AI safety strategy requires US-China cooperation, yet the two sides regard each other as the problem.

Global AI safety strategy requires US-China cooperation, yet the two sides regard each other as the problem.

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September 17th, 2026

Global AI safety strategy requires US-China cooperation, yet the two sides regard each other as the problem.

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As concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence intensify, the hope for any global solution depends on cooperation between the United States and Chinayet these two superpowers appear to be growing only more suspicious of each other's AI strategies.

隨著人們對人工智慧風險的擔憂日益加劇任何全球性方案的希望取決於美中之間的合作——然而這兩個超級大國似乎只會對彼此的AI戰略更加持懷疑態度

AI governance is expected to be on the agenda when President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hold talks in Washington next week.

AI治理預計將列入下週在華盛頓舉行的川普總統中國領導人習近平會談的議程

The issue is becoming increasingly urgent in both countries, with American tech leaders saying that averting the worst-case scenario of runaway AI depends on a degree of cooperation with China.

這一議題在兩國日益緊迫美國科技領袖表示避免失控AI的最壞情況取決於與中國一定程度的合作

However, both countries are vying for decisive dominance in the field of AI, and Trump has warned that any effort to regulate the technology would give China a helping hand.

然而兩國皆在爭奪AI領域決定性優勢川普警告稱任何監管該技術努力都會助中國一臂之力

This means that any agreement reached at the upcoming talks may prove superficial, yet it could also mark the beginning of something bigger.

這使得即將舉行的會談中,任何協議都可能流於表面但或許是更大事物的開端

"A formal agreement or consensus may be nearly impossible to reach, but they don't necessarily need to go that far," said Sam Sachs, a senior research fellow at the Future of American, Chinese, and Global Affairs Institute at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

正式協議或共識或許幾乎不可能達成但他們未必需要走到那一步,」約翰霍普金斯大學高等國際研究學院美國、中國與全球事務未來研究所高級研究員薩姆·薩克斯表示

"Trump and Xi simply need to acknowledge that AI poses risks to both countries, and that alone can create political space."

川普和習近平只需承認AI對兩國均構成風險即可創造政治空間。」

Trump has rejected calls to tighten regulation of the technology, claiming that doing so could allow China to overtake the United States in AI.

川普拒絕了加強對該技術監管的呼聲並聲稱此舉恐將致使中國在AI領域超越美國

He has repeatedly declared that the country that leads in this technology "wins everything."

屢次宣稱,在該技術上領先的國家贏得一切」。

"We are in the lead, not only ahead of China but above all other nations as well," Trump said on Monday on social media.

「我們正處於領先地位,不僅超越中國,亦凌駕於所有其他國家之上,」川普於週一在社群媒體上如此表示。

The two countries are advancing the technology in different ways.

兩國正以不同方式推進該技術

American companies are pursuing the AI frontier, drawing on computing power supported by cutting-edge chips and the country's rapidly expanding data-centre infrastructure.

美國企業憑藉尖端晶片支援的運算能力該國快速擴張的資料中心基礎設施追逐AI前沿

China, for its part, is promoting the widespread global adoption of its open-source, more affordable models.

中國在推動開源更實惠的模型在全球廣泛採用。

Although US-led restrictions bar China from obtaining the world's most advanced AI chips, Chinese AI models have still made significant progress and gained favour with American companies.

儘管美國主導的限制措施禁止中國獲得世界上最先进的AI晶片中國的AI模型取得重大進展,獲得美國企業的青睞

While most American frontier models are closed-source, with their design elements kept secret, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that America needs to develop more open-source models to counter China.

雖然大多數美國前沿模型是閉源的其設計元素保密,但美國財政部長史考特·貝森特週二表示,美國需要開發更多開源模型來對抗中國

The United States accused China of "actively and maliciously" attempting to extract capabilities from American AI systems.

美國指責中國積極、惡意地試圖從美國AI系統中提取能力

China, in turn, struck back, accusing the United States of trying to suppress Chinese companies in order to establish an "AI industry monopoly".

中國則反擊指責美國試圖打壓中國企業以建立AI產業壟斷」。

David Sacks, Trump's top AI adviser, stated that China "has already refused" to slow down its development of the most advanced forms of AI.

川普的頂級AI顧問大衛·薩克斯表示中國已經拒絕放慢開發最先進AI形式的步伐。

Speaking on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," he said that, unlike the nuclear tensions with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, it is impossible to verify whether China complies with any AI commitments.

他在福斯新聞的「英格拉罕角度節目中說冷戰時期和蘇聯的核緊張局勢不同,要核實中國是否遵守任何AI承諾是不可能的

"Under these circumstances, we have neither trust nor any means of verification," Sachs said.

在這種情況下我們既缺乏信任也無從核實,」薩克斯表示

"Therefore, we must not be so foolish as to hand over the entire race to China."

因此我們切莫愚蠢到將整場競賽拱手讓給中國。」

Even so, individuals with ties to the Chinese government continue to argue that coordination in the field of AI is a genuinely worthwhile undertaking.

儘管如此,與中國政府有聯繫的人士仍主張,就AI領域展開協調實屬有益之舉。

At an annual security and defense conference held in Beijing, former Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said on Tuesday that AI is an area in which "we should advance and establish" dialogue between Beijing and Washington.

在北京舉行的一場年度安全與國防會議上,前中國駐美大使崔天凱於週二表示AI是一個我們應該推進並建立北京與華盛頓之間對話領域

"Because there is a demand, and a growing demand, for cooperation," he said at the Xiangshan Forum.

因為存在需求而且是不斷增長的需求需要合作,」他在香山論壇上表示

"So how do we manage this balance?"

那麼我們如何管理這種平衡?」

Two leading American AI companies, Anthropic and OpenAI, have each restricted access in China, stating that the United States has a national security imperative to protect its lead in AI technology.

兩家領先的美國AI公司Anthropic和OpenAI各自限制在中國的訪問,並表示美國有國家安全上的必要性來保護其在AI技術上的領先地位。

However, they have also called for cooperation with China to manage safety concerns.

但它們也呼籲與中國合作以管理安全問題。

Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an article in which he called for slowing down AI development on safety grounds.

Anthropic執行長達里奧·阿莫德伊上週末發表文章以安全為由呼籲放慢AI發展

He stated that the United States should slow China's progress, including by maintaining US restrictions on China's purchase of the world's most advanced AI chips.

他表示美國應減緩中國的進展包括維持美國對中國購買全球最先進AI晶片的限制

However, he also added that "coordinating the global pace will require cooperation with China, an authoritarian state that possesses by far the most advanced AI capabilities."

然而,他也補充說,「全球性的步伐協調將需要與中國合作,這個專制國家擁有迄今為止最先進的AI能力。」

His article quickly drew criticism from Beijing, with China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating on Monday that "spreading panic, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the global AI governance process and benefit no one."

他的文章迅速引發北京方面的批評,中國外交部週一表示,「散布恐慌、對抗和惡性競爭只會擾亂全球AI治理進程,對任何人都沒有好處。」

China's state-run newspaper Global Times went further, claiming that his remarks were "brimming with containment clauses aimed at China and essentially amount to a 'Cold War script' for the AI domain."

中國官方媒體《環球時報》進一步聲稱,他的言論「充斥著針對中國的遏制條款,本質上是一份AI領域的『冷戰劇本』」。

Trump consulted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and even called the maker of the world's most advanced computer chips in the middle of a podcast interview on Monday.

川普曾諮詢輝達執行長黃仁勳甚至在週一播客採訪中途致電這家全球最先進電腦晶片的製造商

Nvidia broadly supports exporting some chips to China, thereby building a US ecosystem for the technology and fostering a more open relationship in AI, given that China has a large number of researchers.

輝達大致上支持向中國出口部分晶片藉此為該技術建立美國生態系統並在AI方面建立更開放的關係考量到中國擁有眾多研究人員

In both the United States and China, the increasingly powerful capabilities of AI have deeply alarmed senior officials and policymakers.

在美國與中國,AI愈發強大的能力均令高層官員及政策制定者深感震驚。

In an article published on Sunday, the head of China's Ministry of State Securitythe country's spy agencywarned that artificial intelligence poses numerous threats to the nation, ranging from political and ideological security to cyberattacks.

中國國家安全部(即其間諜機構)負責人週日在一篇文章中警告,人工智慧對國家構成諸多威脅,涵蓋政治和意識形態安全乃至網路攻擊。

In the article, Chen Yixin argued that if AI is exploited by people with "ulterior motives," it could jeopardize China's political and ideological security, and he specifically named the powerful AI models of Anthropic and OpenAI.

在文章中陳一新主張AI別有用心的人利用可能危及中國政治意識形態安全,並特別點名AnthropicOpenAI強大AI模型

The article stated that these models could be used to "weaponize" cybersecurity vulnerabilities, thereby threatening China's critical information infrastructure.

文章這些模型可能被用來網路安全漏洞武器化」,進而威脅中國關鍵資訊基礎設施

Paul Triolo, a partner at the DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, said that several other AI-related incidents have recently occurred in China, giving rise to concerns about AI governance.

DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group合夥人保羅·特里奧洛表示近期中國還發生數起與AI相關的事件引發了對AI治理的擔憂

These include a recent discovery by an American security firm of an AI vulnerability in WeChat, China's leading instant messaging app, which also offers functions such as payment services.

其中包括一家美國安全公司最近在微信中發現AI漏洞,微信是中國主要的即時通訊應用也提供支付服務等功能

Although Chinese officials stated after the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing in mid-May that both sides had agreed to open a dialogue on the development and governance of AI, progress has been minimal.

儘管中國官員在川普與習近平五月中旬北京峰會後表示,中美雙方已同意就AI的發展與治理展開對話,然而進展甚微。

Meanwhile, China and the United States have continued to form artificial intelligence alliances with like-minded countries.

與此同時,中國與美國持續與理念相近的國家籌組人工智慧聯盟。

In July, China established the World AI Cooperation Organization, which consists of 29 founding member states, including Russia and Pakistan, and aims to promote global AI governance.

七月中國成立了世界人工智慧合作組織該組織由29個創始成員國組成其中包括俄羅斯巴基斯坦旨在促進全球AI治理

This month, China's Xi Jinping called on BRICS members to accelerate the establishment of a global AI governance framework and to build an open-source AI community.

本月中國的習近平呼籲金磚國家成員加快建立全球AI治理框架建立開源AI社群

Some political observers regard this China-led organization as a response to the US-led "Silicon Peace Initiative," which was launched last year and focuses on strengthening cooperation with countries such as Japan, the UK, and Australia in the AI supply chain.

部分政治觀察家將這個由中國主導的組織視為對美國主導的「矽和平倡議」的回應,該倡議於去年啟動,重點在於加強與日本、英國和澳洲等國在AI供應鏈上的合作。

In an interview on CBS's Face the Nation, when asked about his expectations for the Trump-Xi meeting regarding AI, Amodei said, "The longer-term thing would be a joint effort to put a ceiling on the rate of AI progress."

在CBS《面對全國》節目的採訪中當被問及對川習會在AI方面的期望時阿莫德伊表示更長期的事情將是共同努力為AI進步的速度設定上限。」

But he said this could prove extremely difficult.

但他說這可能非常困難

On the eve of the Trump-Xi meeting, posts recently published on social media by "Yuyuan Tantian," an account affiliated with China's official media, likewise took a cautious stance.

在川習會前夕,與中國官方媒體有關聯的帳號「玉淵譚天」近期在社群媒體上發布的貼文,同樣抱持謹慎態度。

"Only if the United States first proves that safety rules apply equally to its own model companies can substantive discussions between the US and China begin," the post stated.

「唯有美國先證明安全規則對其本國模型公司同樣有效,美中之間才可能展開實質性討論,」該貼文寫道。

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