The US Is Worried About China's Abuse Of Artificial Intelligence, This Is The Cause

The White House is concerned about China's abuse of artificial intelligence (photo: x @WhiteHouse)

JAKARTA - US officials expressed concerns about China's "usage" of artificial intelligence (AI) in their first formal bilateral talks on the issue. This was said by the White House on Wednesday, May 15.

During a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday, May 14, the US delegation also stressed to Chinese colleagues the importance of "maintaining open communication lines on AI risks and security as an important part of responsible competition management."

"The United States also raised concerns about AI abuse, including by the People's Republic of China," added White House National Security Council spokesman Adrienne Watson.

Concerns are growing among US officials about China's access to AI technology, amid fears that the technology could be used by Beijing to disrupt general elections in other countries, create biological weapons, and launch cyberattacks.

The US State Department has urged China and Russia to match the US declaration that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, will make decisions about the deployment of nuclear weapons.

This month, President Joe Biden's administration is ready to open a new front in its bid to protect US AI from China and Russia with initial plans to put security around the most advanced AI model, core software from artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT.

A group of US lawmakers from two parties last week unveiled a bill that would make it easier for the Biden administration to impose export controls on the AI model. A group of US senators from two parties, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, on Wednesday called for increased funding of government research on artificial intelligence as they debated the protection of new law.

The United States has taken steps to stop America's AI chip flows to China and tools to make it. The Biden administration has also proposed a rule requiring US cloud companies to notify governments when foreign customers use their services to train powerful AI models that can be used for cyberattacks.

China relies heavily on many open source models developed in the West such as Meta Platforms' "Llama" series and many advanced American AI chips entering China.