4 September 2026
Former US Treasury secretaries urge Trump-Xi AI cooperation deal
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- Henry Paulson and Robert Rubin, both former Treasury secretaries, proposed creating a new US government body to oversee AI policy.
- The two called on Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate a formal AI Cooperation Treaty during their next monthly meeting.
- The proposal aims to establish diplomatic coordination between the US and China on artificial intelligence governance.
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Henry Paulson and Robert Rubin called for a new interagency AI oversight body and urged Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate an AI Cooperation Treaty during their monthly meeting.