OpenAI would support the creation of a global governance body for artificial intelligence led by the U.S. and including China as a member, a top company executive said, hours before the start of U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
When asked about the China summit, OpenAI¡¯s vice president of global affairs, Chris Lehane, said Wednesday that the U.S. has an opportunity to use its lead in AI technology to create a global governance mechanism resulting in safer, more resilient systems.
¡°AI, in some level, transcends a lot of the prevailing or traditional trade type of issues,¡± Lehane told reporters during a briefing at the company¡¯s offices in Washington. ¡°There is an opportunity to really start to build something up globally, and have countries around the world, including China, potentially participate.¡±
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