In the face of a grim debate about an AI-fueled apocalypse, both President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are locked in on keeping up the pace of AI progress, not slowing it down.
Trump downplayed concerns about AI researchers’ warnings that AI could threaten humanity’s existence during his visit to Ireland to watch the Irish Open.
“Whoever wins AI, wins,” Trump said from his Doonbeg golf resort.
“And we can put guard rails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” he added.
Meanwhile, Xi has not…
