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Will Trump and Xi try to slow AI arms race?
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The two governments have clashed openly over technology in the weeks before US President Donald Trump’s trip to China.
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When US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China meet in Beijing this week, they are expected to discuss, for the first time, how to manage the risks of artificial intelligence. But in many ways, the two countries seem farther apart than ever on that question.


