A Glimmer of Cooperation in the AI Wilderness China and the United States have agreed to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence, a move seen as a significant departure from their otherwise tense relationship in this field.
This shift towards collaboration is welcome, given the long standing rivalry between the two powers.
The development of AI has been a major point of contention, with both sides accused of trying to steal each other's intellectual property and undermine one another's progress.