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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 25
Trump Rejects AI Rules at Xi Summit as CEOs Urge U.S.-China Cooperation
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 25

Trump Rejects AI Rules at Xi Summit as CEOs Urge U.S.-China Cooperation

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 25

Summary

  • At the start of his summit with Xi Jinping, Donald Trump brushed aside calls for artificial-intelligence rules, signaling little interest in a joint U.S.-China approach.
  • That stance came after chief executives from top AI companies urged Washington to work with Beijing to contain the technology’s risks.
  • Xi, by contrast, called for “human control” of AI and acknowledged its dangers, aligning with recent public signals from Chinese officials that regulation is needed.
  • The split underscored a widening gap over AI governance just as industry leaders push the world’s two biggest powers toward coordinated safeguards.

Insights

While Washington pursues AI dominance, is Beijing's aggressive push for global AI regulations secretly winning over the developing world?
Despite public rejection, could secret backchannels between the U.S. and China be the only thing preventing a global AI catastrophe?
If an autonomous AI attacks critical infrastructure today, how will rival superpowers manage the crisis without a shared safety protocol?