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BBC correspondent Laura Bicker visited data centre sites in Inner Mongolia, part of a wave of construction underpinning China's AI ambitions. Her report contrasts public attitudes toward data centre development in China with those in the US, coming just before a planned meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Washington.
An investigation identified more than 80,000 AI relay servers that allow users in China to obscure their location and identity while querying frontier large language models hosted in the US. The relays effectively let these users bypass geographic and access restrictions placed on advanced AI systems.
Following talks between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng, the US and China have proposed a direct communication channel for reporting AI-related incidents, particularly those involving autonomous systems that could be mistaken for attacks. The plan is expected to be discussed further when Xi Jinping visits Washington on September 24, with additional AI safety talks scheduled two months later.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to hold their second in-person summit of the year in Washington, aiming to shore up a fragile trade truce reached in Busan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged that some Chinese commitments from that earlier deal remain unfulfilled, even as both sides continue trading accusations and retaliatory trade measures. The talks arrive amid rising tension over artificial intelligence policy, shifting American tariff plans, and an Iran-related sanctions campaign that could complicate any economic breakthrough.
Archaeologists studying an ancient skeleton found evidence consistent with a woman who had her nose surgically removed, likely as a judicial punishment. Researchers noted she survived long enough to receive medical treatment for the wound but was ultimately buried in a manner suggesting social stigma or shame.
In China, smartwatches designed for children have become a preferred device for parents managing preteens, offering location tracking and communication features without giving kids full smartphone access. These wearables let parents keep tabs on their children's whereabouts while limiting exposure to broader internet content and social apps.
Driscoll's has filed more than 20 lawsuits against Chinese companies it accuses of illegally propagating its proprietary blueberry varieties and copying its greenhouse designs. The theft reportedly involves simply taking plant cuttings and replanting them, a method also caught by rival Spanish grower Planasa using private investigators. Analysts estimate thousands of hectares of illegally grown blueberries now exist across China.
China's Institute of Microelectronics (IMECAS) says it has completed early process integration for stacked-nanosheet gate-all-around transistors built entirely with immersion DUV lithography, avoiding EUV tools that Chinese fabs cannot access. The devices reportedly achieved Ion/Ioff ratios above the 5×10⁵ threshold needed to prove effective gate control over the nanosheet stack. However, IMECAS has not released key figures like gate pitch, transistor density, or nanosheet dimensions needed to compare it to actual 3nm-class chips from TSMC or Samsung.
An AI-generated hallucination produced a fabricated intelligence report that led US officials to draft plans for intercepting a Chinese ship, according to CNN. The incident surfaced as the Pentagon expands its reliance on AI tools for military decision-making, raising fresh concerns about accuracy safeguards in defense systems.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said US and Chinese officials have begun talks on a US China AI Dialogue framework, under which the two nations would notify each other of AI incidents posing national security risks. The initiative revives discussions from Trump's May visit to Beijing and would include recurring meetings to align on shared AI threats and goals.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China discussed creating a new AI dialogue and a mechanism to notify each other of AI incidents with national security implications, as part of weekend talks preceding this week's Trump-Xi meeting. Details on which agencies would run the system or what would trigger an alert remain undefined, though experts say the agreement to keep talking marks a meaningful diplomatic step.
Chinese authorities have imposed disciplinary measures on several prominent academics after investigations into research-integrity violations flagged by an online research sleuth known as 'Student Geng.' The sanctions form part of a broader crackdown covering 31 research teams accused of misconduct.