# Hinton Urges U.S.-China AI Cooperation

In an interview published October 2, 2026, AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton called for U.S.-China cooperation on AI safety, wider use of AI to improve productivity, preparation for employment disruption, and development of sovereign AI capabilities. The interview announced no solicitation, contract award, funding, or procurement contact; its relevance is as a policy signal that may inform future government AI-safety, workforce, and domestic-capability priorities.

- Procurement teams can treat the comments as an indication of issues that may shape future AI requirements, including safety, workforce impacts, and sovereign capabilities, but they do not establish new procurement requirements.
- AI contractors and technology providers may find the discussion relevant to long-term capability planning, particularly for solutions that support AI safety or domestic AI development; no specific opportunity or timeline was announced.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- Government of China

### Key Quotes
> That is a strong reason for each country to have its own homegrown AI, ‘sovereign AI,’ even if it lags about a year behind the latest American or Chinese models.
> — Geoffrey Hinton, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto

### Sources
- [‘Godfather of AI’ Hinton: Work With China on AI, Like Cold War Nuclear Control ](https://www.chosun.com/english/people-en/2026/10/02/6ENI2KNMCJCALI6G422IYWADAE) - chosun.com