Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have been holding talks in the Oval Office at the White House. Trump gave the visiting leader of Communist China a personal tour of several of his favourite White House features. He took him aboard the Marine One helicopter, presented the new granite landing pad he had built for it, and pointed out the massive adjacent construction site where a ballroom will eventually stand.
It’s been a busy schedule for the two leaders that will culminate in a state dinner attended by CEOs of top AI companies, including OpenAI‘s Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
Earlier, Xi told his US counterpart that AI must remain “under human control”. This comes as AI leaders have sounded the alarm in recent weeks that the technology is moving too fast. Meanwhile China and the United States are locked in an AI race. Trump has dismissed calls for stricter controls, claiming AI fears are a “hoax”.
To discuss Xi’s visit in more detail, we’re joined by Tim Rühlig, senior analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies.
