Biden, Xi Agree They Won’t Give AI Control Over Nuclear Weapons

Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16.Photographer: Leah Millis/AFP/Getty Images
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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday that neither of their nations would turn over control of nuclear weapons to artificial intelligence programs, the White House said Saturday.

“It’s an important statement about the intersection of artificial intelligence and nuclear doctrine, and it is a reflection of how, even with the competition between the US and the PRC, we could work on a responsible basis to manage risk in vital areas,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters following the meeting, referring to an acronym for China’s formal name.