Safety/press release/2026-09-22

Democratic Senators urge Trump to seek AI safety and development slowdown agreement with China

A group of Democratic senators, including Sara Jacobs, Meeks, and Bera, have publicly urged former President Donald Trump to negotiate an agreement with China regarding artificial intelligence. The primary objective of this proposed pact is to address AI safety concerns and potentially slow down or pause the development of frontier AI technologies. This call for a bilateral agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping highlights a bipartisan concern over the rapid advancement of AI and its potential implications. The urging appears to stem from a public statement or letter issued by these lawmakers. While most outlets focused on the agreement's purpose of slowing AI development or ensuring safety, some framed it as taking a tougher stance on China.

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  • Democratic senators urged former President Trump
  • The urging concerned an AI agreement or talks with China
  • The agreement's purpose was related to AI safety or slowing AI development

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Lawmakers urge Trump to take tougher stance on China ahead of Xi visit

KOMO, fox23.com

Democratic senators urged Trump to seek an agreement with China to slow AI development or for AI safety

Politico, Seeking Alpha, National News Desk, KATU, MLex, Quiver Quantitative, FM Bharat

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