US China to set AI guardrails as Treasury warns about non state actors seizing models

Guardrails aim to block non state actors from models

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington and Beijing are discussing “AI guardrails” and a joint “protocol” for the technology’s future. The aim, he said, is to ensure non-state actors cannot get hold of powerful AI models amid rising calls for regulation. Bessent framed it as protection, not stifling, and said the US will rely on “US best practices, US values” while sharing an approach globally. The talks come during Trump’s Beijing visit alongside major tech leaders.