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AI labs promise shutdown plans in a new Paris pledge

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Mistral and six other AI companies signed the Paris Call for AI Safety and Security with France and other countries. It is voluntary, with no deadlines. Google, Meta, the US and China did not sign.

President Emmanuel Macron hosted talks on AI safety in Paris on November 9, where countries and AI companies signed the Paris Call for AI Safety and Security. AI developers commit to “fail-safe mechanisms” that can shut down their models, and to share test results and serious incidents.

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The US and China will set up a channel for AI incidents

The next talks on AI risks are due by November. Both leaders agreed to call AI “super intelligence”, the White House says.

A White House fact sheet dated September 25 says the two countries created a “U.S.-China Super Intelligence (SI) Dialogue”. They also agreed to a direct channel for incidents. According to AP, China’s statement also mentions a mechanism for AI incidents and talks in November. Neither side has said how the channel will work.

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The US wants an AI incident line with China

Early details suggest a thin channel.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US proposed a way to alert China about serious AI incidents, as part of a new AI dialogue. China’s account mentions AI talks but not the proposal, and a Trump–Xi summit follows this week.