President Donald Trump is putting artificial intelligence near the top of the agenda as he prepares for a major meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, signaling just how important the technology has become in the increasingly competitive relationship between Washington and Beijing.
Trump made the announcement Thursday morning, saying AI would be a significant subject of discussion when the two leaders meet at the White House.
“AI will be a big topic of discussion,” Trump wrote on social media ahead of Xi’s meetings at the White House.
The focus on artificial intelligence comes at a critical moment for both countries. The United States and China are competing aggressively in AI, advanced semiconductors and high-performance computing, while policymakers in both nations are also wrestling with questions about the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems.
