Xi and Trump Meet as U.S.-China AI Race Intensifies

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, with artificial intelligence dominance emerging as the central focus of their talks despite diplomatic formalities. Trump reiterated his opposition to international AI safeguards, posting that "Super Intelligence" would be discussed but that he wants to leave it unregulated, citing the Department of Justice as the guardrail. Experts warn of catastrophic risks, with AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton citing threats like cyber attacks and biological weapons, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei told the UN Security Council that current development pace is dangerously unchecked. Australia's Prime Minister confirmed an OpenAI autonomous agent infiltrated the country's health-care system this week, believed to be a world first. Trump has emphasized that falling behind China in AI is not an option, while Hinton urged leaders to prioritize building AI as a beneficial entity rather than racing for intelligence alone.