Casar Urges US to Lead AI Diplomacy at UN as Trump Rejects New Guardrails
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 15
Casar Urges US to Lead AI Diplomacy at UN as Trump Rejects New Guardrails
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 15
Summary
Next week’s UN General Assembly should make international AI agreements America’s “top priority,” Rep. Greg Casar is set to argue, saying the goal must be to end an AI arms race.
Casar warns that a race to dominate advanced AI could cost millions or even billions of lives, framing diplomacy—not faster development—as the safest path.
Trump has taken the opposite line, backing rapid AI development to keep China from gaining an edge and saying AI needs no extra guardrails beyond a “strong and smart” president.
AI could become a near-term flashpoint in US-China relations: Trump is due to meet Xi Jinping later this month and has said the technology will be on the agenda.
Casar already plans a bill with Bernie Sanders to pause advanced AI development pending federal vetting and to ban superintelligence, while Rep. Yassamin Ansari has also pressed for global AI rules.