- President Donald Trump dismissed fears that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat, arguing the U.S. must focus on maintaining its lead over China.
- Speaking after the Republican midterms convention, Trump estimated that the U.S. currently leads China in AI development by roughly a year.
- Texas Senator Ted Cruz echoed the concern, warning that slowing U.S. AI innovation would dangerously allow China to advance without guardrails.
- The comments followed the resignation of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that AI leaders are recklessly pursuing superintelligence.
- U.S. officials also accused Chinese firms of stealing AI intellectual property from American labs, drawing a sharp denial from Beijing.
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