US Plan for AI Safety Alerts Excludes Tech Experts Amid Tensions with China
The United States has promoted a new initiative for AI safety alerts, but framing AI development as a zero-sum race against China may be deterring bilateral intelligence sharing on AI hazards. Additionally, China has remained silent on the proposal, which noticeably leaves out technical experts from the loop. International cooperation on AI safety is essential for mitigating systemic and existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence models. Viewing AI policy strictly through a geopolitical competition lens threatens to weaken global safety protocols and shared early-warning mechanisms. The proposed alert framework prioritizes geopolitical strategy over technical expertise by omitting AI scientists and technical researchers from the process. This reliance on broad political rhetoric rather than technical intelligence sharing may prevent foreign adversaries from participating in critical safety disclosures.
## BACKGROUND
As artificial intelligence capabilities advance rapidly, global powers have faced increasing pressure to establish safety standards preventing catastrophic misuse or systemic failure. However, growing trade and technological rivalries between the US and China have consistently hampered attempts to forge binding international agreements or intelligence-sharing pacts regarding frontier AI risks.