Trump rules out working with China on AI safety before tech CEO lunch

US President Donald Trump said he does not want to cooperate with China on AI governance, arguing it would help Beijing catch up with American companies. He spoke in Washington shortly before hosting AI executives for lunch at the White House, with Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Huang and Amodei among the guests.

• Trump: US leads China in AI and must keep it that way
• White House lunch drew Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Huang and Amodei
• Xi insists AI must always remain under human control
• US rejects global AI regulation, letting companies set their own guardrails