Trump Failing to Block China’s Access to American AI Technology, Say Senior Senate Democrats
- President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss Artificial Intelligence ambitions and trade, marking Xi's first such trip in nearly a decade.
- Both the United States and China view Artificial Intelligence as a race for technological supremacy, with China specifically seeing AI as a "power maximiser" essential to its global influence and leadership.
- Chinese AI developers have shown "remarkable resilience and innovation" by releasing open weight models despite Nvidia Corp chip restrictions, contrasting with US firms' focus on proprietary systems accessed through paid subscriptions.
- Dismissing AI risks as "a hoax," Trump prioritized American leadership, while Chinese President Xi Jinping urged leaders to ensure the technology remains "under human control" to protect domestic stability.
- Neither nation intends to slow Artificial Intelligence development; Washington worries capability will escape control while Beijing fears threats to domestic stability, signaling a continued, fierce rivalry ahead.
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Xi Jinping is with Donald Trump in Washington until Friday. This time, the focus of the summit is not the trade war, but the AI armaments of the great powers – and the question of how to control each other at all.
Trump and Xi want to talk about common guardrails for AI at the summit on Thursday, but they are already divided when it comes to defining the biggest risks.
Both the United States and China have not expressed any intention to slow down the development of AI and seem more concerned about global technological supremacy.
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