Aalok Mehta

“The first is that it can't hurt the ability for the U.S. and China to compete on the merits of their technology.”

Aalok Mehta · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23

Mehta said progress on AI cooperation relies on two things, the first being that it cannot hurt the ability for the U.S. and China to compete on technology merits.

“Leaders in both countries are spooked by the increasing cyber capabilities of AI models, and especially agents acting autonomously to escape containment and breach websites,”

Aalok Mehta · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23

Mehta told CNBC that leaders in both the U.S. and China are alarmed by the increasing cyber capabilities of AI models.

“Policymakers won't be inclined to take their counterparts just on their word, so we'll need to find ways to ensure information flowing between the two countries is accurate. That means both technical and governance verification tools.”

Aalok Mehta · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23

Mehta said the second requirement for AI cooperation progress is a verification mechanism to ensure information between the two countries is accurate.