Trump Rejects Calls to Slow AI Development

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed calls from top artificial intelligence leaders to slow down development of AI models, saying the United States needs to maintain its competitive edge over China, according to the Washington Post. "We're leading China in AI, we're the most sophisticated country in the world," Trump said.

“President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to dismiss calls from top artificial intelligence leaders to slow down development of AI models, saying that the United States needed to maintain its competitive edge over China,” the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “We’re leading China in AI, we’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly …