Hopes expressed for collaboration on AI

Experts say partnership still possible despite Beijing-Washington tensions

While a White House official recently said the United States was willing to cooperate with China on artificial intelligence, some experts voiced skepticism, while others felt cooperation was still possible despite the trade tensions between the two countries.

Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told the Financial Times of London in an interview published on Thursday that despite the trade tensions between the two nations, particularly over sensitive technology, they could work together to "lessen (the) risks and assess (the) capabilities" of AI.

"Steps have been taken to engage in that process," Prabhakar said of collaborating with China on AI. "We have to try to work (with Beijing).