On January 25, Beijing time, Arati Prabhakar, advisor to US President Biden and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said, in the next few months, the United States will cooperate with China on the security of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.Prabhakar said that despite competition between China and the United States in the field of AI, the two countries will work together to reduce AI risks and evaluate the capabilities of this emerging technology.Talking about Sino-US AI cooperation, Prabhakar said, "We have taken steps to participate in this process, and we must find ways to cooperate with China."
Prabhakar advises Biden on AI regulation and other issues,Her statement sent a clear signal that China and the United States plan to cooperate to ensure the rapid and safe development of AI as a new technology.
"At this point in time, everyone understands that AI is the most powerful technology... and every country is ready to use it to build a future that reflects their values," Prabhakar said. "But I think we are aligned in one area, and that is we all want to lay a safe and effective technology foundation, so I think this is a good area for cooperation."
The rapid development of AI has raised global concerns as it may exacerbate cyberattacks and the spread of misinformation.Prabhakar said that due to the complexity and opacity of AI, the best tools for assessing the safety of new AI systems are currently "unsatisfactory."
“We are beginning to form a global understanding that the current tools for evaluating AI models are still very weak and cannot provide a good understanding of the effectiveness, safety and credibility of AI models,” Prabhakar said.
She said that while China and the United States may disagree on some values and regulatory approaches, "there are also areas where we can agree," including global technology and safety standards for AI software.
Prabhakar noted that the United States has no intention of slowing down the country’s AI development, but rather maintains oversight of the technology.Still, the White House was criticized. Outsiders believe that the United States has acted too quickly in regulating AI, jeopardizing its competitive advantage in the field of AI, even though the United States has not yet passed specific legislation on this issue. "In the United States, we understand that America’s leadership in the world depends on America’s leadership in AI. " she said.
However, she also defended U.S. regulation, arguing that even U.S. AI companies acknowledge the need for clear ways to understand and evaluate AI, which is critical to consumer confidence and business adoption of AI.