This kind of ban is always strange thing to me, so strange to the point that I doubt the reliability of the source, as usual SCMP.
First of all, the ban would only be meaningful to US and China, nobody else. Then what is the point? Secondly, if AI is dangerous (I agree) in controlling nukes, US should not and China would not do it regardless what each other do, because the "mistaken" first strike by AI isn't giving the first striker any advantage, it is mutual destruction.
It is equally absurd as the nuclear arms treaty between USSR and USA. It is like two drunkered in a competition of drinking, both are exausted, but none of them is willing to stop drinking because of pride, so they have to agree to stop together. It is as if their vanity is more important than their life. It is so stupid and childish.
For me, if China determines that employing AI is more dangerous than gains, China should avoid using it regardless what US does. China don't need an agreement, nor need to make some anouncement.
The "ban" is totally a vanity show, probably something USA is more interested like what it did in the past with USSR.
