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US President Donald Trump has ruled out any joint venture with China to develop artificial intelligence (AI), saying such cooperation would amount to “giving away secrets” to America’s main economic rival.
Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, Trump again opposed restrictions that he said could hinder the future growth of the technology, despite growing public concern about AI-related risks, according to the BBC.
Following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House last week, Beijing and Washington announced the launch of a new AI dialogue, with further talks scheduled for November. The two countries also agreed to establish a communications channel aimed at preventing misunderstandings during AI-related incidents.
Trump says US leads China in AI
At an event marking the launch of America.gov, a new AI-powered website intended to streamline government services, Trump said the United States was “leading by a lot” in AI and did not want to “mix it up” with potential competitors.
“If we do that, we're going to be giving a lot of secrets that we have that they [China] would want to have, or anybody else,” he said. “Frankly, there is nobody in third place...it's all between us and China.”
Trump said AI had been discussed during his meeting with Xi but insisted he remained opposed to any form of joint development.
“Then they're going to be able to immediately gain access to things that we know that they don't know,” he said, adding that the United States was currently ahead of China and other countries and that he wanted to maintain that position.
Public concern over AI risks
Before Trump’s meeting with Xi, China’s foreign ministry warned that “narratives of threat” and confrontation could obstruct efforts to govern AI.
In the United States, Trump has faced growing calls for additional safeguards in response to concerns about the potential dangers of AI.
A poll published by Politico in late September found that two-thirds of Americans believed there was at least a “moderate” risk that AI could destroy humanity. Among Trump supporters surveyed, 44% said they would prefer AI development to be paused.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed such safety concerns as a “hoax” and compared them with what he called the “global warming scam” allegedly being promoted by “radical left Dumocrats”.
