“The US-China Relationship and Catastrophic Risk (EAG Boston transcript)” by EA Global

Introduction This post is a write-up of a panel discussion held at EA Global: Boston 2023 (27–29 October). The panel was moderated by Matthew Gentzel. Matthew currently co-leads Longview Philanthropy's program on nuclear weapons policy and co-manages the organization's Nuclear Weapons Policy Fund. He was joined by two other experts on US-China relations and related catastrophic risks: Tong Zhao, Senior Fellow for the Nuclear Policy Program and Carnegie China, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Bill Drexel, Fellow for the Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security Below is a transcript of the discussion, which we’ve lightly edited for clarity. The panelists covered the following main topics: Opening remarks summarizing the panelists’ general views on the US-China relationship and related risks, with an initial focus on nuclear security before exploring other risks and dangerous technologies How to address different norms around sharing information Problems resulting from risk compensation [...] ---Outline:(00:06) Introduction(01:35) Opening remarks(20:55) How to address different norms around sharing information(24:36) Problems resulting from risk compensation(27:24) Overhyped and underhyped risks(30:25) AI governance structures, the Chinese defense minister's dismissal, and the US's semiconductor export policies(34:45) Ideas for calibrating how the US cooperates and/or competes with China--- First published: July 9th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/S7KkN6jzvEiCNofm9/the-us-china-relationship-and-catastrophic-risk-eag-boston --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.