Trump rejects combining US-China AI efforts

The US president said the country should not cooperate with China on the technology despite growing concerns.United States President Donald Trump has said the country will not be heeding growing calls to regulate the development of artificial intelligence.On Saturday, as he departed the White House, Trump told reporters the US “is not going to be putting on brakes” for AI, even as US lawmakers and CEOs of some of the nation’s largest tech firms agreed on the need to slow its pace, citing its potential to put humanity at risk.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US and China presidents discuss cooperation, trade and AI riskslist 2 of 3When AI’s moving this fast, who’s protecting us?list 3 of 3Trump hails ‘very productive’ talks with China’s Xi Jinpingend of listThe president likened those fears to other issues he has previously claimed are “hoaxes”, including climate change and the investigation that examined whether his 2016 campaign colluded with Russian operatives.“When they wanna put on brakes, it’s just like everybody’s going to be dead. You’re all supposed to be dead now, because of global warming. It’s like Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. All of these different hoaxes,”...