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Bessent and China Hail Progress on A.I. Talks. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Artificial intelligence and more are expected to be big issues at this week’s summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that transparency “between the No. 1 and the No. 2 A.I. powers in the world is very important.”

Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

The Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

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Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.

© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, is said to have met with potential investors in the company’s blockbuser I.PO. in recent weeks.

The A.I. Industry’s New Worry: ‘Liability Exposure’

The prospect of artificial intelligence tools being used to do significant harm presents the companies and their leaders with a legal challenge.

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Some experts say that artificial intelligence labs like OpenAI and Anthropic face potentially significant legal liability if their models cause harm.
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