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Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security

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Newest development Sep 29, 2026 · 2 reportsTrump says doesn't want to work with China on AI safety

An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

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  1. Trump rejects combining US-China AI efforts

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    Trump says doesn't want to work with China on AI safety

    Headline from France 24 ·

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  1. Financial Times

    Trump rejects ‘globalist scheme’ to control AI in blow to Burnham (opens Financial Times)

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    President says US is ‘leading over China by a lot and everyone else, and we’re going to keep it that way’

  2. Bloomberg

    Trump Says No Moves Toward US, China AI Guardrails in Xi Summit (opens Bloomberg)

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    US President Donald Trump said he does not expect any moves to put guardrails around artificial intelligence during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

  3. Fortune

    The U.S. and China are quietly talking AI guardrails—even as Trump publicly rejects them (opens Fortune)

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    The U.S. and China just held their first AI dialogue, as Beijing courts the rest of the world with open-source AI.

  4. BizPac Review

    As Trump meets Xi, experts say China targets weak spots in Western tech (opens BizPac Review)

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    Experts warn that China is gaining ground in the artificial intelligence race as the world’s two largest competitors meet to discuss the technology. As President Donald Trump […]

  5. Washington Examiner

    America’s AI guardrails are so broken they’re driving us straight to China (opens Washington Examiner)

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    This week, President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after Anthropic’s Dario Amodei asked the industry to slow down, and the president called the whole idea a hoax. Neither leader is expected to entertain a pause, and on that point, both are right.

  6. The Conversation US

    Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

  7. Daily Torch

    Trump Discusses U.S.-China Trade, Technology And Artificial Intelligence (opens Daily Torch)

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    At the White House on September 24, 2026, President Trump described the U.S.-China Board of Trade, said the two countries were working on agricultural market access, and previewed discussions of security and technology. Americans for Limited Government: https://getliberty.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Trump rejects combining US-China AI efforts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US president said the fears over AI were just 'hoaxes'.

  9. BBC News

    Trump rules out joint US-China venture to develop AI (opens BBC News)

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    The US president continues to push back on calls to establish guardrails around artificial intelligence, arguing it will stifle growth.

  10. France 24

    Trump says doesn't want to work with China on AI safety (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    US President Donald Trump discussed AI development with dozens of tech bosses at the White House. Ahead of his "superintelligence" luncheon, Trump launched a new AI-powered website for government services vowing not to stifle the technology's growth.

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