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    U.S.-China "red telephone" could bring a Cold War guardrail to AI

    Superpowers consider a direct hotline to manage potential AI-driven existential risks during the upcoming summit.

    A distinctly Cold War calculus is looming over this week's Trump-Xi summit in Washington, as the U.S. and China weigh an emergency "red phone" for the day AI goes haywire.Why it matters: U.S.-China relations are so brittle that an AI hotline — not a trade pact, strategic slowdown...

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    U.S.-China "red telephone" could bring a Cold War guardrail to AI
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    Establishing an emergency communication channel between superpowers could prevent catastrophic miscalculations during autonomous system failures. This shift signals a transition toward treating artificial intelligence as a critical national security threat requiring direct diplomatic intervention.

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