By Emma Whitford ( September 21, 2026, 19:55 GMT | Comment) -- Artificial intelligence is expected to be a major talking point at a summit in Washington this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Americans’ anxieties about frontier AI capabilities grow. Over the weekend, the White House restated its goal of outpacing China in AI development, while also endorsing coordinated risk-mitigation discussions. Artificial intelligence is expected to be a major talking point at a summit in Washington this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Americans’ anxieties about frontier AI capabilities grow. Over the weekend, the White House restated its goal of outpacing China in AI development, while also endorsing coordinated risk-mitigation discussions....
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