AI increased the tension of the world, Biden met Xi Jinping in Peru; said- control of nuclear bomb should remain in the hands of humans

US President Joe Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. The two leaders agreed that the decision on the use of nuclear weapons should be taken by humans, not artificial intelligence (AI). He also stressed the need to carefully consider potential risks and develop AI technology in the military field in a prudent and responsible manner.

Xi Jinping said - We are ready to increase cooperation

Xi said that US-China relations will remain unchanged. We are ready to work with the Donald Trump administration. He emphasized on maintaining communication, increasing cooperation and resolving differences. In fact, Washington has long been pressuring Beijing to end the impasse in nuclear weapons talks. The two countries have resumed official-level talks on this in November. However, formal nuclear arms control talks are not expected to take place soon.

It is unwise to control China

During the meeting, Xi Jinping emphasized that a new Cold War should not be fought. It cannot be won. It is unwise to control China. It is unacceptable. Joe Biden said that the strategic competition between the two global powers should not turn into war. Both countries cannot allow this competition to turn into conflict. This is our responsibility and over the past four years I think we have proven that it is possible to build such a relationship.

So China has 500 operational nuclear weapons

A top US official has publicly expressed disappointment about China's response. China and the US began their first formal bilateral talks on AI in Geneva in May, but nuclear weapons decision-making is not believed to have been discussed in those talks. The US Department of Defense estimated last year that Beijing has 500 operational nuclear weapons and will likely deploy more than 1,000 by 2030. This is compared to 1,770 and 1,710 operational warheads deployed by the US and Russia, respectively.

China modernizes nuclear program

The Pentagon said most of Beijing's weapons will likely be kept at a high level of readiness by 2030. Since 2020, China has modernized the nuclear program and started producing a next-generation ballistic missile submarine. Also tested hypersonic glide vehicle warhead. Weapons on land, air and sea give China the identity of a major nuclear power.