Xi Jinping says AI development should stay "always under human control"

During Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, he and President Donald Trump held a roughly 90-minute meeting and a state dinner, but Senate Democrats criticized the summit as emphasizing ceremony over substantive progress on artificial intelligence, trade, Taiwan and Iran. Trump wrote on Truth Social that AI would be a major discussion topic, while suggesting he wanted no new regulations and stating that China shared that position. In his Thursday remarks, Xi argued that artificial intelligence should remain subject to human decision-making, according to the report. Analysts said competition between the two countries in AI makes broad agreements unlikely beyond symbolic ones. The two sides did extend a trade-war pause until Jan. 10, but no breakthroughs were reported on the other major disputes.