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Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress mulls bill banning artificial superintelligence – US politics live

Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress mulls bill banning artificial superintelligence – US politics live

Summary

President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a three-day visit to discuss important topics, including artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, some U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to pause the development of very advanced AI and create a federal agency to oversee AI safety.

Key Facts

  • President Trump will meet China’s President Xi Jinping, who arrived in the United States on a special plane.
  • The visit will focus on artificial intelligence among other issues.
  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the U.S. and China to set up talks about AI, similar to Cold War communication channels.
  • Leading tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang, will attend a White House state dinner.
  • Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar are introducing a bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create a Department of Artificial Intelligence.
  • The bill would pause advanced AI development until safe guidelines are set.
  • President Trump spoke at the UN General Assembly, addressing Iran, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Latin America, and AI control policies.
  • Trump signed a Greenland security deal with Denmark that emphasizes the U.S. role in Greenland’s defense while respecting Danish sovereignty.
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