The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains under human control.
Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that A.I.βs development had made its βupside more tangible, but also the stakes and risks more immediate.β
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas β but Beijing has advantages elsewhere.
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. China and the United States are locked in an A.I. race that both sides see as decisive to gaining the upper hand militarily, technologically and economically.
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, Chinaβs advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: Chinaβs economy in its worst shape in decades.