US Pushes Light-Touch AI Regulation at G-20 Meeting Amid Rising China Competition

US to urge hands-off AI regulation at G-20, official says

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. will aim to persuade G-20 members to take a hands-off approach to regulating AI, according to a Trump White House official, at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers that begins on Tuesday in North Carolina. Leaders are convening at a key moment in the AI sector's development and the global debate over how to govern it, and as the U.S. faces an increasing threat from China for AI supremacy. The two-day meeting will be hosted by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House tech adviser Michael Kratsios, formerly of ⁠data and evaluations provider Scale AI. Kratsios will push for a "pro-growth vision for the future of emerging technologies," he said in a statement. A United Nations panel recently warned that AI's developments are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy. Recent events, including a hack triggered by a rogue OpenAI agent that compromised the infrastructure of AI company Hugging Face, added to concerns about how closely leading AI companies are monitoring tests of their products. AI agents are programs that run with minimal human supervision. The U.S. will press member countries not to set up new regulatory organizations to oversee AI development, a White House official said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab CEO Jensen Huang will separately appear before the delegates with Lutnick on Wednesday. The U.S. plans to have SpaceX (SPCX.O), opens new tab CEO Elon ⁠Musk, Meta's (META.O), opens new tab Dina Powell McCormick and venture capitalist and former White House AI adviser David Sacks address the attendees live via video chat on Tuesday. The meeting is one of a series of gatherings taking place over the next few months in U.S. cities leading up to the G-20 leaders' summit in Miami in December. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters ⁠about attending the North Carolina meeting. Chinese open-weight AI models, systems with publicly accessible core elements, are becoming increasingly capable when compared to proprietary systems from American AI giants such as Anthropic and OpenAI. Chinese-made open-weight models are gaining ground with U.S. companies, also posing a potential security ⁠risk if the country's leaders decide to interfere. "It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek Chilukuri, a technology and national security ⁠fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Canadian officials are slated to attend, a spokesperson for the Canadian government said, adding that the delegation will advocate for countries to balance innovation with "public trust and safety." The U.S. and Canada are embroiled in a trade war, started by the U.S. president. Reporting by Courtney Rozen; editing by David Gaffen Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab * Suggested Topics: * Artificial Intelligence * Data Privacy * Public Policy Courtney Rozen Thomson Reuters Courtney Rozen reports on the world's largest technology companies from Washington, D.C., focusing on the relationship between the tech industry and the U.S. government. She reported on DOGE and the federal workforce during the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. Prior to joining Reuters, she was a White House correspondent at Bloomberg Government. She graduated from American University with a master's degree in journalism. Contact: [email protected]

US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation

Chapel Hill (United States) (AFP) - Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers of artificial intelligence. The meeting in Chapel Hill, home to the University of North Carolina, a leading US research hub, takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday and will be attended by ministers from the world's leading economies, including Japan, Germany, France, India and South Korea. The United States holds the rotating G20 presidency this year and is hosting a series of ministerial meetings ahead of a leaders' summit that President Donald Trump will convene on December 14-15 at his Trump National Doral resort in Miami. Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies. The Chapel Hill meeting is organized by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who will attempt to get attendees to sign on to a commitment to light-touch AI regulation. The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call on Tuesday, and Huang and Altman expected in person on Wednesday for fireside chats with Lutnick. Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis will also participate, Kratsios in a post on X said. According to a report published by Bloomberg and re-posted on social media by Kratsios, the US will push something called the Carolina Principles, a policy where governments commit to avoid creating new regulatory bodies to regulate AI. The meeting takes place just weeks after OpenAI revealed that testing of its AI models went seriously awry, when so-called AI agents, while operating without human supervision, went onto the internet and broke into the internal systems of Hugging Face, a kind of online library for AI software. The incident is still causing major ructions in Silicon Valley, with some, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, calling for the industry and officials to urgently come up with ways to govern the development of the sector. In the fallout, Google's Hassabis in July called for the United States to create an organization that would test the most powerful AI systems before they can be released to the public. The new regulatory body would be modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the private watchdog that polices Wall Street brokerage houses under federal oversight. The Trump administration is largely committed to a hands-off approach that would leave the industry to find ways to self-regulate, even as companies race furiously to stay ahead in AI despite the risks. In a sign that his administration is loath to create any obstacle for the AI industry, Trump on Monday attacked opponents of artificial intelligence data centers, saying they would end up "backwards and poor" and were helping rival China.

US to Urge Hands-Off AI Regulation at G-20, Official Says

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. will aim to ⁠persuade ⁠G-20 members to take a hands-off ⁠approach to regulating AI, according to a Trump White House official, at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers that begins on Tuesday in North Carolina. Leaders are convening at a key moment in the AI sector's development and the global debate over how to govern it, and as the U.S. faces an increasing threat from China for AI supremacy. The ⁠two-day meeting will ⁠be hosted by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House tech adviser Michael Kratsios, formerly of data and evaluations provider Scale AI. Kratsios will push for a "pro-growth vision for the future of emerging technologies," he said in a statement. A United Nations panel recently warned that AI's developments are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy. Recent events, including a hack triggered by a rogue OpenAI agent that compromised the infrastructure of AI company ⁠Hugging Face, ⁠added to concerns about how ⁠closely leading AI companies are monitoring tests of their products. AI agents are programs that run with minimal human supervision. The U.S. will press member countries not to ⁠set up new regulatory organizations to oversee AI development, a White House official said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will separately appear before the delegates with Lutnick on Wednesday. The U.S. plans to have SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta's Dina Powell McCormick and venture capitalist and former White House AI adviser David Sacks address the attendees live ⁠via video chat on Tuesday. The meeting is one of a series of gatherings taking place over ⁠the next few months in U.S. cities leading up to the G-20 leaders' summit in Miami in December. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters about attending the North Carolina meeting. Chinese open-weight AI models, systems with publicly accessible core elements, are becoming increasingly capable when compared to proprietary systems from American AI giants such as Anthropic and OpenAI. Chinese-made open-weight models are gaining ground with U.S. companies, also posing a potential security risk if the country's leaders decide to interfere. "It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world ⁠stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek Chilukuri, a technology and national security fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Canadian officials are slated to attend, a spokesperson for the Canadian government said, adding that the delegation will advocate for countries to balance innovation with "public trust and safety." The U.S. and Canada are embroiled in a trade war, started by the U.S. president. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; editing by David Gaffen)

US to urge hands-off AI regulation at G-20, official says

Leaders are convening at a key moment in the AI sector's development and the global debate over how to govern it, and as the US faces an increasing threat from China for AI supremacy. The US will aim to persuade G-20 members to take a hands-off approach to regulating AI, according to a Trump White House official, at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers that begins on Tuesday in North Carolina. Leaders are convening at a key moment in the AI sector's development and the global debate over how to govern it, and as the US faces an increasing threat from China for AI supremacy. The two-day meeting will ⁠be hosted ⁠by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House tech adviser Michael Kratsios, formerly of data and evaluations provider Scale AI. Kratsios will push for a "pro-growth vision for the future of emerging technologies," he said in a statement. A United Nations panel recently warned that AI's developments are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy. Recent events, including a hack triggered by a rogue OpenAI agent that compromised the infrastructure of AI company Hugging Face, added to concerns about how closely leading AI companies are monitoring tests ⁠of their products. AI agents are programs that run with minimal human supervision. The US will press member countries not to set up new regulatory organizations to oversee AI development, a White House ⁠official said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will separately appear before the delegates with Lutnick on Wednesday. The US plans to have SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta's Dina Powell McCormick and venture capitalist and former White House AI adviser David Sacks address the attendees live via video chat on Tuesday. The meeting is one of a series of gatherings taking place over the next few months in US cities leading up to the G-20 leaders' summit in Miami in December. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters about attending the North Carolina meeting. Chinese open-weight AI models, systems with publicly accessible core elements, are becoming increasingly capable when compared to proprietary systems from American AI giants such as Anthropic ⁠and OpenAI. Chinese-made open-weight models are gaining ground with US companies, also posing a potential security risk if the country's leaders decide to interfere. "It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek Chilukuri, a technology and national security fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Canadian officials are slated to attend, a spokesperson for the Canadian government said, adding that the delegation will advocate for countries to balance innovation with "public trust and safety." The US and Canada are embroiled in a trade war, started by the US president.

G20 AI Regulation: US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation

Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers of artificial intelligence. The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call on Tuesday, and Huang and Altman expected in person on Wednesday for fireside chats with Lutnick. Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers of artificial intelligence. The meeting in Chapel Hill, home to the University of North Carolina, a leading US research hub, takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday and will be attended by ministers from the world's leading economies, including Japan, Germany, France, India and South Korea. The United States holds the rotating G20 presidency this year and is hosting a series of ministerial meetings ahead of a leaders' summit that President Donald Trump will convene on December 14-15 at his Trump National Doral resort in Miami. Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies. The Chapel Hill meeting is organized by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who will attempt to get attendees to sign on to a commitment to light-touch AI regulation. The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call on Tuesday, and Huang and Altman expected in person on Wednesday for fireside chats with Lutnick. Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis will also participate, Kratsios in a post on X said. According to a report published by Bloomberg and re-posted on social media by Kratsios, the US will push something called the Carolina Principles, a policy where governments commit to avoid creating new regulatory bodies to regulate AI. The meeting takes place just weeks after OpenAI revealed that testing of its AI models went seriously awry, when so-called AI agents, while operating without human supervision, went onto the internet and broke into the internal systems of Hugging Face, a kind of online library for AI software. The incident is still causing major ructions in Silicon Valley, with some, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, calling for the industry and officials to urgently come up with ways to govern the development of the sector. In the fallout, Google's Hassabis in July called for the United States to create an organization that would test the most powerful AI systems before they can be released to the public. The new regulatory body would be modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the private watchdog that polices Wall Street brokerage houses under federal oversight. The Trump administration is largely committed to a hands-off approach that would leave the industry to find ways to self-regulate, even as companies race furiously to stay ahead in AI despite the risks. In a sign that his administration is loath to create any obstacle for the AI industry, Trump on Monday attacked opponents of artificial intelligence data centers, saying they would end up "backwards and poor" and were helping rival China.