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It\\u2019s no secret that the US and China are geopolitical rivals. And it\\u2019s also no secret that that rivalry extends into AI\\u200a\\u2014\\u200aan area both countries consider to be strategically critical.

But in a context where potentially transformative AI capabilities are being unlocked every few weeks, many of which lend themselves to military applications with hugely destabilizing potential, you might hope that the US and China would have robust agreements in place to deal with things like runaway conflict escalation triggered by an AI powered weapon that misfires. Even at the height of the cold war, the US and Russia had robust lines of communication to de-escalate potential nuclear conflicts, so surely the US and China have something at least as good in place now\\u2026 right?

Well they don\\u2019t, and to understand the reason why\\u200a\\u2014\\u200aand what we should do about it\\u200a\\u2014\\u200aI\\u2019ll be speaking to Ryan Fedashuk, a Research Analyst at Georgetown University\\u2019s Center for Security and Emerging Technology and Adjunct Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Ryan recently wrote a fascinating article for Foreign Policy Magazine, where he outlines the challenges and importance of US-China collaboration on AI safety. He joined me to talk about the U.S. and China\\u2019s shared interest in building safe AI, how reach side views the other, and what realistic China AI policy looks like on this episode of the TDs podcast.