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'Whoever wins AI, wins,' says Trump, and therefore he and Xi want nothing to do with stricter regulation
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Washington this week amid a fierce US-China competition in artificial intelligence. Despite warnings from American AI executives about losing control of advanced systems, neither leader appears willing to agree on strict regulations. While US companies fear uncontrollable superintelligence, China focuses on pragmatic issues like addiction and misinformation, regulating application rather than development. President Trump stated that only a strong president is needed for control and pledged to encourage AI progress.
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