A U.S.-China AI deal stalls on trust and verification
A U.S.-China AI slowdown deal cannot move past first principles until negotiators can answer how either side would verify compliance, and what happens if China refuses. AI Endgame reaches that conclusion after speaking with former arms-control, counterproliferation, and Pentagon officials, including participants in recent U.S.-China risk-reduction talks. Their warning cuts against AI-policy discussions that assume shared concern about rogue AI will produce good-faith cooperation.