In the US-China AI race, the real fight is keeping humans in control

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The US-China AI competition raises concerns about whether people can retain control as systems become more capable and autonomous. A recent summit highlighted differing approaches: Donald Trump opposed adding new guardrails, while the article frames incentives for both countries to pursue AI development.

The US-China AI competition faces a dilemma. Both countries see artificial intelligence as a source of economic, scientific and strategic power, so neither has much incentive to slow down. Yet the more capable and autonomous AI becomes, the more important the question of human control. Last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping brought that tension into the open. Trump wants to leave AI “exactly where it is” rather than add new guardrails, while Xi...