Amid rising strategic competition between the United States and China, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a crucial role in shaping global power dynamics. As relations between these two superpowers become increasingly tense, ongoing dialogue on critical technological and national security issues is deemed necessary to reduce potential miscommunication.

Over the past five years, the Brookings Institution and Tsinghua University have engaged in an unofficial U.S.-China Track II dialogue on AI concerning national security. This collaboration has resulted in notable contributions, such as parallel glossaries of AI terms and agreements to emphasize the importance of maintaining human control over nuclear decision-making.

An upcoming event will explore lessons from this sustained dialogue and how it can inform future relations between the United States and China in this vital area. On Friday, January 10, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University will host a panel of U.S. and Chinese experts. They will analyze how AI will influence national security issues affecting both countries through moderated discussions followed by audience questions.

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