Beyond Rivalry: A US-China Policy Framework for the Age of Transformative AI

Many observers fear that the pursuit of transformative AI or artificial general intelligence (AGI) presents a challenge to the existing global order. Their worry is that the US and China, the two global leaders in AI, are now locked in a destructive race to build the most capable version of the technology, which could lead to unintended consequences and global instability. But in this essay, the author explores an alternative path for the US and China, one where these countries go “beyond rivalry,” and sets out how this more hopeful, cooperative outcome might be achieved.