Trump and Xi Make AI a Focus of Summit Talks

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping made artificial intelligence a central topic of their Thursday summit, with both sides signaling a desire for continued dialogue and cooperation on AI safety and governance. A Chinese readout said Xi emphasized that AI must remain under human control and that the two nations could cooperate despite competition, while Trump agreed to maintain dialogue. The discussions follow a weekend proposal for a U.S.-China AI incident hotline, though specific agreements remain undisclosed, and tensions persist over U.S. chip export controls and Chinese access to Nvidia technology. The summit came amid heightened global concern over existential AI risks, with tech leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman in attendance. Analysts note the hotline could evolve into a robust tool, but only with sustained high-level commitment from both governments.