US, China agree on AI safeguards for advanced models during Trump state visit (update*)
By MLex Staff ( May 15, 2026, 11:39 GMT | Insight) -- China and the US agreed to establish shared guardrails for advanced AI models during US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing, marking a rare area of technology cooperation despite ongoing disputes over chip exports and computing access, MLex has learned. Another closely watched issue — Nvidia’s H200 sales in China — remains uncertain amid shifting export-control and regulatory policies.China and the US agreed to establish shared guardrails for the most powerful AI models during US President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing, marking a rare breakthrough in technology cooperation between the world's two largest economies despite ongoing disputes over chip exports and computing access, MLex has learned....
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