Trump, Xi Discuss AI in Beijing Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week for talks placing artificial intelligence at the forefront, amid intensifying competition over the technology's development and security implications.

The discussions, part of Trump's visit to the Chinese capital, mark the first time AI has taken center stage in high-level U.S.-China diplomacy, according to U.S. officials familiar with the preparations. Accompanying Trump were Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and White House Science and Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios, signaling a focus on advanced chips and AI systems. Topics also included semiconductors, export controls, cybersecurity risks and broader issues such as Taiwan and tariffs.

Officials on both sides expressed concerns over AI's potential for misuse, including cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, bioweapons design and systems slipping beyond human control. The recent launch of Anthropic's advanced Mythos model heightened urgency; the AI identified thousands of vulnerabilities in software and financial systems, but China was excluded from early access. U.S. authorities have accused China of large-scale intellectual...