Trump needs to focus on winning the AI race

The article argues that the United States should prioritise winning the artificial intelligence race, saying American leadership is needed to identify and counter future AI threats. It links this argument to the possibility that COVID-19 began with an accident at a Chinese government laboratory, and says the US should guide AI development rather than avoid it.

The piece praises President Donald Trump for resisting restrictions on AI technologies and urges him to focus on strengthening US leadership after his party’s poor results in the midterm elections. It gives no specific AI policy proposals, figures or evidence about how dominance would reduce risks.