California Congressmen Propose AI Dialogue Framework for US-China Talks

Two California congressmen are pushing for a formal framework governing how the US engages with China on artificial intelligence. Reps. Sam Liccardo and Kevin Kiley aim to create structured channels for government officials and AI experts to talk shop with their Chinese counterparts.

The bipartisan effort, still in its legislative stages, seeks to replace ad-hoc conversations with a more durable and systematic process. According to Liccardo, China's advances in artificial intelligence could allow Beijing to set global standards for the next century.

Kiley has focused on intellectual property implications of rapid AI development, including the question of whether AI-generated inventions should be eligible for patent protection.