America’s AI Safety Dilemma and at the Trump-Xi Summit

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At the Trump-Xi summit, the United States faces a dilemma in AI safety policy. Washington aims to maintain its own AI development pace, while slowing China's progress could jeopardize reaching a feasible AI cooperation deal between the two countries.

Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United States the one AI deal within reach this week.