US leads China in AI race, Trump tells UN

President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that the US must win the race for artificial intelligence, or "superintelligence," rejecting global control efforts and claiming America leads China "by a lot." Trump said he rejects the "globalist scheme" to control AI, arguing regulation could stifle growth. He called the technology potentially "bigger than the industrial revolution, bigger than the internet" and said the Justice Department would monitor developments without slowing progress. His remarks come as governments balance AI safety concerns against competitiveness. Trump also criticized predictions of crises like climate change and the Ukraine war, framing his opposition to AI restrictions within that broader argument for US technological leadership.