China has called for a new global organization to address the AI threat. Getting the US to the table might be a challenge.

China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States unveiled its own plan to promote US dominance of the rapidly growing field that’s become a key bargaining chip in trade talks between the economic powerhouses.

Star founders, Beijing officials and deep-pocketed financiers converge on Shanghai by the thousands this weekend to attend China’s most important AI summit. At the top of the agenda: how to propel Beijing’s ambitions to leapfrog the US in artificial intelligence — and profit off that drive.

U.S. senators from both major parties plan to introduce bills this week targeting China over its treatment of minority groups, dissidents and Taiwan, emphasizing security and human rights as President Donald Trump focuses on trade with Beijing.

Democratic lawmakers expressed “grave concern” to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the administration approved Nvidia’s exporting chips to China, loosening controls imposed on national security grounds.

This is bad news for artists and media companies that want a say in how AI companies use their intellectual property.

Beijing's policy is focused on more affordable systems, inclusive tech development efforts and a seat at the table of AI governance Without alluding to the country's tech rivalry with the US, Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called on the world to "enhance coordination and alignment" as a way to make AI more inclusive,

The Trump administration released a new artificial intelligence blueprint on Wednesday that aims to loosen environmental rules and vastly expand AI exports to allies, in a bid to maintain the American edge over China in the critical technology.

The new framework suggests a strong US open-source AI network has “geostrategic value” because it could underpin businesses and academic research globally.