Trump administration prioritizes AI race with China over development pauses

President Donald Trump has rejected requests from major AI firms, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI, to slow down model development, citing the necessity of winning the AI race against China. House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized that safety responsibilities lie with the developers, noting the lack of federal mandates for a slowdown. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a consensus-based global AI governance framework and an open-source AI community for BRICS nations, signaling a competitive shift in global technology leadership.